What are the origins of jadeite? Where is jadeite mainly produced?

Jadeite, also known as Burmese jade, is jadeite produced in Myanmar. Jadeite is produced in Japan, Russia, Mexico, and California, but its quality and output are far inferior to those in Myanmar. "The so-called jade is clear in green and white, permeable is better, and the jade color is the top grade, and its name is different, all of which are out of the arch."

Menggong is located in the northwest of Kachin State in northern Myanmar, and the jade production area is distributed in the mining area on both sides of the upper reaches of the Wulu River. The areas or factories with mining value include Hpakant, Citongka, Houjiang, Nanqi, Daomukan, Mameng, Gray Ka, Longtang, Mogang, etc. The jade produced at each factory entrance has its own regional characteristics, and a knowledgeable jade merchant can identify the factory outlet according to its epidermal characteristics and color as long as he sees a rough stone.

Most of the jade factories in the Menggong area are hidden in the primeval forests and undeveloped mountains of the Savage Mountains, where jackals and beasts are infested and miasma malaria spreads. It is no exaggeration to dig out the jade jadeite, but bury the white bones of the tool, every jade jade is full of the blood and tears of the jade diggers.

In the mineralogical sense of jadeite, in addition to Myanmar, the United States, Guatemala, Russia, Brazil, Colombia, Japan, New Zealand and China have produced mineral sources in the world. Jadeite mines in the United States are mainly found in the California region, developed in serpentinite, and are accompanied by bleaching placers. There are many ore sites in Russia, and some have reached.

Jade-grade jadeite rocks are grayish-white or green, with granular or breccia appearances. In the mines of Brazil, jadeite is symbiotic with chrysoberyl and alexandrite. Guatemala's mining sites are mainly distributed in the Matagao River Valley, El Progreso area, there are primary jadeite rock mines and alluvial jadeite placers, 100 kilograms of jadeite boulder has been found in the Matagao River Valley, and in the archaeological excavations in this area, jadeite products of the Mayan culture have been found.

Although the jadeite in these sites is recognized from a mineralogical point of view, none of them can be compared with Burmese jadeite. From the perspective of the market, real gem-quality jadeite is still only authentic from Burmese jadeite, and in fact, the products sold in the market are basically produced in Myanmar.

<> "Jadeite Origin. Burmese material, dangerous material and Russian material.

First, the place of origin. The conditions for the formation of jadeite are very harsh. It takes tens of millions of years to form under low temperature and high pressure, from the movement of continental and oceanic blocks.

Yes. Therefore, it has only been found in six countries: Myanmar, Guatemala, Russia, Kazakhstan, Japan, and the United States. At present, 95% of the world's commercial-grade jadeite comes from Myanmar, and 5% comes from other sources.

Next, let's take a look at the differences between different origins of jadeite.

2. Myanmar. The jadeite produced in Myanmar is superior in texture, green and gorgeous, comparable to the beauty of emerald, and is the only country in the world that produces high-quality jadeite, so jadeite is also called Myanmar jade. When we talk about jadeite, we mainly refer to jadeite from Myanmar.

Guatemala.

Due to the increasingly scarce jadeite resources in Myanmar in recent years, Myanmar jadeite ** continues to rise, Guatemalan jadeite has sprung up and become the second largest gem-quality jadeite**.

Today, I will take you to learn more about the burial of dangerous jadeite.

1. What is "dangerous material" jadeite?

Guatemalan jadeite, referred to as "dangerous material" jadeite, is a new category of jadeite that has entered the market in recent years. Its refractive index is .

The relative density is that the main mineral is jadeite, which is similar to Burmese jadeite.

2. The color of "dangerous material" jadeite.

The colors of hazardous jadeite are rich and diverse, covering green, black, purple, pink and other colors. The most common tones on the market are green and blue. The overall color of hazardous jadeite is dark or blue or gray-blue, which is due to the high content of iron ions and titanium ions.

There is still a certain difference between dangerous jadeite and Burmese jadeite.

4. Japan, Kazakhstan, Russia and the United States.

1. Japan. At present, the world's earliest jadeite processed products are unearthed in Japan, but most of the Japanese jadeite is small in quantity and poor in quality.

2. Kazakhstan.

Jadeite deposits in Kazakhstan were discovered at the end of the 50s of the 20th century, but due to market and quality reasons, they were not carried out on a large scale.

Commercial mining. Most of the particles are coarse and there is no water.

3. Russia.

Russian jadeite is also known as "Russian material", and only a few can issue jadeite certificates. The vast majority of Russian jadeite is far from being a commercial gemstone, and can only be counted as "jadeite rock" at best.

4. United States. American jadeite rough is relatively dry and has a coarser structure, so most of them can only be used as carving materials. It is also not up to the commercial gem level.

And Americans are not interested in jadeite. The jadeite produced in these places rarely appears to reach the gem quality jadeite, and most of them can only be used as carving-grade craft raw materials, which is far from the quality of Burmese jadeite.

Jadeite is one of the most popular pieces of jewelry, and its color is naturally changeable, bright and pleasant. Jadeite comes from jadeite rough, and Myanmar is the source of jadeite rough, with hundreds of large and small mining areas.

The formation of jadeite requires very harsh geographical conditions, so there are not many sources of jadeite. There are five endemic jadeite roughs in the world: Myanmar, Japan, Kazakhstan, Guatemala and the United States.

Jadeite belongs to jadeite, classified by minerals, jadeite has many origins, but only Myanmar has jadeite that reaches gem quality. Myanmar is home to most of the high-quality jadeite and is the only gem-quality jadeite, where almost all the world's high-quality jadeite is produced. In recent years, after decades of large-scale mining, Myanmar's several major jadeite farm resources are gradually scarce, Myanmar local ** in order to protect resources, strive for greater profits, is also controlling the export of rough stones, part of the public market has been canceled, resulting in a soaring price of domestic jadeite rough.

Myanmar is the origin of the world's gemstones, rich in ruby, sapphire, jadeite and other jewelry, Myanmar jadeite is mainly produced in northern Myanmar Menggong, Hpakant area, once in China in the late Qing Dynasty and early Ming Dynasty. Due to the high hardness, smooth and bright of Burmese jadeite, it has high value preservation and collection value. Jadeite, also known as Burmese jade, is currently more than 95% of the commercial-grade jadeite on the market from Myanmar, so it is known as the "best in jade", and the jadeite has been formed for hundreds of millions of years and is non-renewable.

As a major producer of jadeite raw materials, Myanmar has realized the danger of jadeite mining resources and restricted rough exports. The quality of jadeite is getting less and less, and it is almost dug up, and the rough stone is greatly reduced, resulting in the ** will only ** of jadeite. In addition, there is a deeper reason, which can be seen from this year's rough trading, because many famous fields in Myanmar have been mined for hundreds of years, and good materials are becoming more and more rare.

From January to August now, jadeite rough is more than 30% common.

Myanmar is the largest producer of high-quality jadeite rough, Yunnan Ruili is adjacent to Myanmar, due to the geographical advantage, a large number of high-quality Myanmar jadeite rough into Ruili trading, forming China's largest jadeite rough distribution and trading center.

Most of the high-quality jadeite in the Myanmar jewelry market comes from Quaternary and Tertiary conglomerate layered jadeite deposits in the Wulu River (River) basin in northern Myanmar.

In addition, the world's jadeite producing countries include China, Guatemala, Japan, the United States, Kazakhstan, Mexico and Colombia.