A must-see when buying jadeite! Insider talk about jade, worth collecting

The development, trading and evaluation of jade have formed some idioms and jargon in the long historical evolution, which are still widely used today.

When laymen hear these "jargons", they are often confused, but insiders can tell the depth of the other party's "experience" from a simple conversation. This is one of the important reasons why so many jade newcomers find the jade industry mysterious.

So what are the “jargons” in the jade industry?

1. Terminology

1. Color

1. Jade: The red and yellow parts of jade, also known as "red jade" and "yellow jade".

2. Jade: The green part of jade is due to the presence of trace elements of chromium and iron.

3. Chun: The purple part of jade, also known as "violet".

4. Chundaicai: Green and purple colors appear on a piece of jade raw material or finished product at the same time.

5. Yellow seedling green: This green is very clean and has no interference from coloring elements. Its color is darker yellow, like the tender green leaves sprouting in spring.

6. Fu Lu Shou: Refers to the simultaneous appearance of three colors on a piece of jade raw material or finished product, including green + yellow + white, yellow + green + purple...

(II) Defects

1. Cracks: Cracks in jade are mostly caused by tectonic movements of the earth’s crust and are proof of being a natural jade.

2. Stone flowers: white patches densely packed together in jade.

3. 绯: The black part in jade, mainly due to the carbon or magnetite content in jade.

(III) Others

1. Water head: The transparency of jadeite, often measured by long, short, good or bad.

2. Dry: The transparency of the jade is poor, and the jade is generally made of coarse grains.

3. Jade properties: The grains in jade are short columnar crystals with two sets of cleavages on parallel columnar surfaces. Under the light, flaky flashes can be seen on the cross-section, and the thickness of the crystals can be seen through the flashes. This is called "fly wings" in the industry and is an important sign for identifying jade.

5. Rigidity: Jade has a fine texture and a tight structure. After polishing, it has a strong reflective surface, like the surface of steel.

6. Old mine type: Jade with color that is "positive, rich, fresh, and even" with fine texture and good transparency.

7. New pit type: Jade with light color and tender texture.

8. Impersonation goods: refers to jadeite with many colors, which looks like high-priced goods, but a closer look will reveal that the colors are not correct.

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