Let’s talk about the “fake jade” that is very popular in the market!

In the jade circle, "being cheated" is a common thing. Almost no jade friend has not been cheated. The reason is that there are too many fake jades on the market. These fake jades are varied. If you are not careful, you will be cheated. Therefore, today I specially present a collection of the most complete fake jades in history, so that everyone can learn to distinguish them together~

B-Grade Jade

This is the most deceptive "fake jade" on the market. It is "evolved" from natural jade. It can be called a "newcomer killer". The first "fake jade" most people buy is B-grade jade. It looks very beautiful when they buy it, but its true appearance will be exposed after wearing it for a month . Moreover, wearing it for a long time is not good for the human body.

B-grade jade is generally made from jade raw materials of relatively poor quality. It is first heated in a strong acid to remove impurities and dirt from the jade. The next step is to heat it in a strong alkali to make the internal structure of the jade looser. At this time, glue should be filled to fill the interior of the jade, and curing agent should be added to harden the structure of the jade. In this way, the jade will look very good and transparent.

Malaysian Jade

Malay jade is also known as Malaysian jade, Luzon jade, etc. It is a kind of imitation jade product. The main mineral is quartz . It is made of pure quartz or melted quartz crystals with the addition of colorants. Hardness 6.5~7, specific gravity 2.65, refractive index 154.

It became popular in Thailand, Myanmar and the Yunnan border area of ​​my country in 1988. At the beginning, many people were deceived, and some people lost their fortunes for Malay jade. The sales were good, and in the middle and late stages , illegal merchants began to call green quartzite, Australian jade and green glass Malaysian jade.

Aventurine

Aventurine is a type of quartz jade, also known as "Indian Jade" . It has bright colors, glassy luster, low transparency and fine texture, and is loved by some people. It comes in colors such as green, red, purple and blue, among which green aventurine is the most common.

Green aventurine is called the sister stone of jadeite, but its base color is not correct, its density is lower, and its quality is slightly inferior. It is easier to identify. Although it is green, most of the time, the same color roots as jadeite cannot be seen. It can be bought for a few hundred yuan everyday, and the density is very different from jadeite!

Water foam

Shuimo jade, commonly known as "Shuimozi", is a companion mineral of jadeite and has the same long history as jadeite. Water foam jade has the property of being crystal clear. There are many tiny bubbles in the original ore, which look like floating water splashes. The origin calls the water splashes "foam", hence the name! People who enter the circle often encounter a wall and suffer losses between it and ice jadeite.

Like jadeite, water jade comes in various colors, from opaque, slightly transparent, translucent to completely transparent. According to its texture, water jade is divided into glutinous, ice, glass, etc., but its hardness and density are quite different from jadeite, and this can be used as a basis for identification!

Dushan Jade

Dushan jade is one of the four famous jades in China, and is also known as "Nanyang Jade". Its hardness, color, texture, density and other characteristics are very similar to jadeite . It is difficult to distinguish them if you are not an expert. It is difficult for ordinary people to distinguish and easily confused during the purchasing process, and they are likely to buy fakes.

When distinguishing between the two, you should pay attention to the color. The green color of Dushan jade will show a granular arrangement with yellow or blue hues, which is a geometric body; while the green color of jadeite is composed of an aggregation of fibrous jadeite minerals; and Dushan jade has no jadeite properties, which is the key to jadeite!

Ice jade (glass)

As an artificially synthesized material, the main chemical component of glass is silicon dioxide , which is an amorphous solid with an irregular structure. When certain metal oxides or inorganic salts are mixed into glass, it will show different colors and become colored glass, which can be used to imitate jadeite. There was once a group of very popular "Ice Jade" on the market, which were actually glass products.

The specific gravity of glass is much lower than that of jade. It feels light in the hand, and does not have the heavy feeling of jade. When purchasing jade, if you find that the jade in front of you is a bit abnormal, but you can't tell what's abnormal, don't be confused by the price in front of you. Observe from many aspects and don't act rashly.

The jade market is now a mixed bag. As the jade market develops more and more prosperously, the value of jade has soared and has been favored by jade lovers. At the same time, it has also attracted some unscrupulous merchants who choose other jades to impersonate jade in order to make huge profits.

Of course, we can't generalize. If conscientious merchants don't sell these as jade, and the prices are relatively affordable, then it is worth affirming. If the opposite is true, jade lovers must pay more attention, keep their eyes open, and beware of being deceived!

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