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Speaking of Hetian topaz and mutton fat white jade, the record of the integration of humanistic wisdom and jade civilization wisdom inherited in Hetian jade is: one red, two yellow, three mo, four mutton fat and five white jade, which is the order of the principle of specimens of Hetian jade, and topaz is the most auspicious and holy, and mutton fat jade.

It is not simply white, the blue and white of Hetian also has a specimen of mutton fat and blue and white, so it is said that Hetian jade mutton fat jade is reflected in white jade and blue and white jade, mutton fat is a rare jade component, and topaz is reflected in the wisdom of human civilization in the auspicious and holy life and Buddhism in old age.

Yellow binding is rare and rare, and the possession of mutton fat is ratio.

Topaz is more than just one color, of course, rubite.

Topaz is a kind of Hetian jade, topaz from light yellow to dark yellow, there are chestnut yellow, okra yellow, yellow flower yellow, egg yolk.

Tiger skin yellow and other colors. Topaz is very rare, in the history of thousands of years of jade exploration, only occasionally seen, the quality is equivalent to mutton fat jade. Topaz is mainly produced in Ruoqiang County, Xinjiang.

The commonality between topaz seeds and mutton fat white jade seeds should be that their main ingredients are tremolite, which should be known to everyone and do not need to be repeated. Another common denominator between the two is that their production is really rare, which is extremely rare nowadays. Ancient emperors respected Huang, just like the official hat crown and court beads in the Qing Dynasty, there was a strict hierarchy.

So there is a strict restriction on yellow. The status of yellow-colored jade was then revered. Therefore, the yellow nephrite of pyrophyllite, chlorite or kaolinite is collectively called "topaz", such as Tianhuangshi, topaz, and Northeast Xiuyu.

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Topaz is an extremely valuable variety of nephrite. Gao Lian of the Ming Dynasty in "Zunsheng Eight Notes".

Among them, "jade is sweet and yellow, and mutton fat is second; Yellow is a medium color, and it is not easy to obtain, white is a partial color, and there are also times, so it makes people cheap yellow and expensive white, and it is ...... to see lessThis undoubtedly shows from one side that the production of high-grade topaz is less, and its value is higher than that of mutton fat white jade.

Besides, even the difference between the two, as the name suggests, the color of the two is different, one yellow and the other white, which should be obvious. In terms of collection value, you don't have to think about it, will such a rare jade species have no collection value? It's just that you don't blindly pursue it, there are too many fakes of mutton fat and white jade seeds, so you must carefully identify them!

Topaz is actually a type of Hetian jade, and it is only because topaz is precious that it is deliberately taken out. The main difference between mutton fat jade and topaz is the color, topaz contains a variety of yellows, and in the same way, there are many kinds of mutton fat jade.

Topaz is a kind of Hetian jade, topaz is very rare, the main components of topaz and mutton fat jade are tremolite, topaz is an extremely precious nephrite variety, the value is above the mutton fat jade. If I have to say different, it is the color, one white, one yellow.

The color of the two is not the same, one yellow and the other white. Topaz is an extremely precious nephrite variety and has a high collection value.

The texture is different:Mutton fat white jadeThe texture is pure, with that of ordinary white jadeTremoliteThe content is above 98%.Sheep fat jadeThe tremolite content is required to be more than 99%, so the mineral composition of Hetian sheep fat jade is relatively simple, which makes the sheep fat jade very pure.

The color of mutton fat white jade is mutton fat white, no gray. The mutton fat white of Hetian mutton fat jade is a pure white color or even with yellow or cyan color, not extremely white. Hetian mutton fat jade will have a sense of powder mist under the illumination of the light, while ordinary white jade does not have this sense of powder mist, so this is the biggest difference between Hetian mutton fat jade and Hetian white jade; In addition, Hetian sheep fat jade cannot be gray, and the gray is ordinary white jade.

Precautions for sheep fat jade:

When wearing mutton fat white jade, it is necessary to avoid colliding with hard objects, such as falling to the ground, hitting the wall, etc., although the hardness of mutton fat white jade is higher, but after a strong collision, the structural molecules of the jade will move and be damaged.

When wearing mutton fat white jade, it is necessary to avoid being contaminated with dust, if the mutton fat white jade has been placed for a long time, there is a lot of dust on the surface, you can use a soft brush to brush off the dust.

Hetian jade is a general term for jade with a tremolite content of 98%, including white jade, green and white jade, jasper, blue and white jade, black jade, etc., and mutton fat jade refers to the white jade in Hetian jade that has reached the mutton fat level, which is the best material in Hetian white jade.

There are three main differences between mutton fat jade and Hetian jade: concept, characteristics and classification:

1. Conceptual differences.

1. Mutton fat white jade, also known as "mutton fat jade", as the name suggests, is a jade like mutton fat (commonly known as mutton fat). Mutton fat white jade mainly contains tremolite (95%), actinolite and epidote, which is like clotted fat, which is a type of nephrite. Mutton fat white jade belongs to the high-quality varieties of Hetian jade white jade, mutton fat white jade is pure white with grease luster, and the halo under the candlelight is soft and slightly yellowish, like clotted fat.

2. Hetian jade, the traditional narrow category specifically refers to the jade produced in the Hotan area of Xinjiang; In a broad sense, Hetian jade refers to nephrite (true jade). Although Hetian jade is named after Hotan, Xinjiang, it is not a regional concept in itself, and does not specifically refer to the jade produced in the Hotan region of Xinjiang, but the name of a class of products. In China, the stones with more than 98% tremolite content are named Hetian jade, which are within the scope of the national standard.

2. Differences in characteristics.

1. Characteristics of mutton fat jade:

The texture is pure and the hardness is high. The tremolite mineral content in mutton fat white jade is as high as more than 99%, and the hardness is 6 6 5, second only to jadeite, and the toughness and wear resistance are the strongest in jade.

Thin structure. The tremolite in the mutton fat jade has a fibrous felt-like structure, and because of the above two characteristics, the mutton fat white jade can show a unique "clotting feeling", also known as "oily".

The color is mutton fat white. Not pure white pale, but white with a greasy sheen.

2. The characteristics of Hetian jade.

Because of its extremely fine particle size, it has a very delicate texture. It is what the ancients called "meticulous and chestnut", which is beyond the reach of other jade.

Warm and moisturizing. That is, it has a greasy luster, giving people a sense of moisturizing and soft, the ancients called "warm and moist", and the mutton fat jade is famous for its jade moisturizing like mutton fat.

There is moderate transparency. That is, "the water head is good", which is slightly transparent. The jade pieces are watery and vibrant.

Very few impurities. Some have reached the level of flawlessness, and they are consistent inside and out, which is what the ancients called "flaws do not hide Yu, Yu does not hide flaws", or "gills are rational from the outside, and can be known in the middle".

3. Differences in classification.

1. Mutton fat white jade is divided into "seed jade" and "mountain material".

"Seed jade": The so-called "seed jade" is fished from the jade river at the foot of Kunlun Mountain, this "seed jade" is fine, warm and lustrous, like fat. Some "seed jade" contains "rice infiltration" in the muscle, which is in the shape of white rice that wants to be transformed but not melted, which is one of the texture characteristics of aquatic white jade; There are also various colored skins due to long-term soaking in water and sand.

This kind of "seed jade" is superior to mountain materials and is extremely rare.

Mountain material": The primary ore produced in the mountain is called mountain material, which is mined from the primary ore deposit, which is block-shaped, irregular, angular and angular, without rounding and skin shell. Pure white as fat less.

2. Hetian jade is classified according to the output environment, which can be divided into primary ore: mountain material; Secondary ores: mountain flowing water, sub-materials, Gobi materials.

The output environment of different origins has its own characteristics, so the quality of Hetian jade will be different, in the case of the same grade, Ziyu has the best quality and the highest value, followed by mountains and rivers.

Hetian jade can be divided into 8 categories according to the color pattern: white jade, green and white jade, green jade, jasper, topaz, black jade, sugar jade and flower jade.

Sheep fat jade

Sheep fat jade mainly contains tremolite (95%), actinolite and epidote, which is like clotted fat, which is a type of nephrite. The ancient legend of white bi flawless refers to white jade, sheep fat jade belongs to the high-quality varieties of jade, toughness and wear resistance is the strongest in jade, into the soil for thousands of years, will not be all stained.

Hetian jade

Hetian jade is a kind of nephrite jade, commonly known as true jade, the traditional concept refers to the jade produced in the Hotan area of Xinjiang, Hetian jade is a high-end nephrite jade with a leading brand in China, and the new national standard generally refers to the name of jade with hardness between to. Hetian jade itself is not a regional concept, and does not specifically refer to the jade produced in the Hotan region of Xinjiang, but the name of a class of products. In China, the stones with more than 98% tremolite composition are named Hetian jade, also known as nephrite, tremolite, tremolite plus nephrite, tremolite plus Hetian jade.

Hetian jade, Hubei turquoise, Henan Nanyang jade, and Liaoning Xiuyan jade are known as the four famous jades in China.

The difference between mutton fat jade and Hetian jade:

1. The composition of the two is not the same, although the composition of Hetian jade white jade and mutton fat are tremolite, but due to the different tremolite content, there is a certain difference in jade quality. The tremolite of mutton fat jade is as high as 99%, but the tremolite of white jade is relatively low compared to that of mutton fat jade, so the texture is not as pure as mutton fat jade.

2. There is a difference in the color of the two, although the color of Hetian jade white jade and mutton fat jade are white, the white of mutton fat jade is not pure white, it is pan beige. Under the illumination of the light, it has a feeling of clotting fat, just like a pink and white color, the whiteness of Hetian white jade is not as good as that of mutton fat jade, and the gloss is not as good as that of mutton fat jade.

3. The water head of the two is different, the water head refers to the transparency of the jade, Hetian white jade is translucent, and the transparency of mutton fat white jade is obviously much better than that of white jade, and the water head is also better than Hetian white jade.

High-quality topaz is a good thing and is more valuable.

In ancient times, topaz was the best, followed by mutton fat jade, and once surpassed mutton fat white jade. But in recent years, Hetian topaz ** is not very high. At present, topaz in the market is divided into yellow skin qin material and topaz raw material.

The value of virgin topaz is relatively high, and the yellow skin is slightly inferior to about 500 yuan a gram.

Before topaz was developed as jade, it was only used as an ornamental stone and was stored and traded, and was called yellow wax stone. Because of its fine stone, golden color, huge block type, rich changes, has a high ornamental value, has reached thousands or even tens of thousands of yuan per kilogram.

Processing of topaz

Popular styles of topaz are emerald and round faceted. In the processing process, because topaz has cleavage with a parallel bottom surface, attention must be paid to directional cutting to prevent the cutting surface from being parallel to the cleavage surface, making it difficult to polish and polish. The reasonable orientation is to have the cutting surface and the cleavage plane at an angle of 12 degrees to 15 degrees.

Due to the presence of topaz cleavage, care should also be taken when setting to avoid damage.

From the point of view of color, purple-red topaz is the highest, and the high-quality topaz is expensive. This is followed by pink, brownish-yellow, blue, and yellow. Colorless topaz** is the lowest.

Topaz often contains gas-liquid inclusions. Clean topaz is rare. Those with more inclusions are **low.

Tall topaz has a bright vitreous luster.

<> the difference between Hetian jade and mutton fat jade:

1. The composition is different: the tremolite mineral content in the sheep fat jade reaches more than 95%; Hetian jade tremolite content is low.

2. Different colors: the white color of mutton fat jade is beige, which has a feeling of condensation under the illumination of the light; The whiteness of Tian Baiyu is not as good as that of mutton fat jade, and the smoothness is not as good as that of mutton fat jade.

3. Different transparency: the transparency of mutton fat jade is better; Tian Baiyu is translucent.

<>1. Ingredients. Although the composition of Hetian jade and mutton fat jade is tremolite, because of the different tremolite content of each, the jade quality is different. The tremolite of mutton fat jade is as high as 99%, but the tremolite of white jade is lower than that of mutton fat jade, so the texture is not as pure as that of mutton fat jade.

2. Color. Although the color of Hetian white jade and mutton fat jade are both white, the white of mutton fat jade is not pure white, it is a little beige, under the illumination of the light, there will be a feeling of white like clotted fat, it will be a bit like a pink white; However, the whiteness of Hetian white jade is not as good as that of mutton fat jade, and the degree of smoothness is not as good as that of mutton fat jade.

3. The transparency of jade. The translucent state of Hetian white jade, while mutton fat white jade penetrates the sunlight, and the transparency is obviously better than that of white jade, and the degree of transparency is much better than that of Hetian jade.

Mutton fat jade refers to mutton fat white jade, which is a type of nephrite jade, which belongs to the high-quality varieties of Hetian jade, mutton fat white jade with a pure white color of grease luster, and the halo under the candlelight is soft and slightly yellowish, like clotted fat. Hetian jade is a large category, broadly referring to nephrite, and China names tremolite stones with more than 98% of the content as Hetian jade. Let's take a look at the difference between mutton fat jade and Hetian jade.

1. The composition of mutton fat jade and Hetian jade white jade is different, although the composition of both is tremolite, but the content of tremolite is different, which will make the mutton fat jade and Hetian jade white jade jade have a certain difference. The tremolite content contained in mutton fat jade reaches 99%, but the white jade tremolite content of mutton fat jade is relatively low, so the texture of Hetian jade white jade is not as pure as the texture of mutton fat jade.

2. There is a difference in the hue of mutton fat jade and Hetian jade white jade, although both are white tones, but mutton fat jade is not pure white tone, and its white tone is slightly beige. After the light presents a sense of condensation, the white tone of Hetian white jade is far less than that of mutton fat jade, and the luster is not as good as mutton fat jade.

3. The water head of mutton fat jade is different from that of Hetian jade white jade, the water head refers to the transparency of jade, Hetian white jade is translucent, and the transparency of mutton fat white jade is obviously higher than that of white jade, so the water head is naturally better than Hetian white jade.