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In today's society, the economy is developing faster and faster, and people's lives are getting better and better, so people pay more attention to some spiritual and cultural things, and their love for jewelry is getting stronger and stronger.

Many people will choose jadeite among the dazzling array of jewelry, so let’s talk about jadeite today.

What is Jade?

Jadeite, also known as jadeite jade, refers to jade with jadeite as the main mineral component.

The earliest statement about the word jadeite comes from the ancient times when jadeite was a bird living in the south. It had very beautiful feathers, usually in colors such as blue, green, red, and brown. Generally, the male of this bird is red, called "fei", and the female is green, called "cui".

Another saying is that in ancient times "Cui" specifically referred to the green jade produced in Hotan, Xinjiang. After Burmese jade was introduced to China, in order to distinguish it from the green jade from Hotan, it was called "fei cui", and later gradually evolved into "jadeite".

Types of Jade

First of all, the varieties of jade can be distinguished based on their water quality, transparency, and the coarseness of their constituent particles. They are very complex and diverse. Here we have selected some of the more common water quality and colors on the market to introduce.

The scientific definition of jadeite's quality is that if you place a bracelet, egg-shaped or pendant on something with fonts on it, and you can clearly see the words written on it, it is called glass-type; if the words are blurred and cannot be distinguished, it is called ice-type; if you can vaguely see some lines or black spots, it is called glutinous-type; and if nothing can be seen at all, it is called bean-type. Of course, we need to note that the thickness of jade will also affect the light transmittance, so it is best to observe it with the finished carved product.

Glass Type

Glass-type jade is a colorless and transparent jade, as transparent as glass. The constituent particles are invisible to the naked eye. If polished perfectly, a "luminescence" will appear on the surface of the jade, and the glass-type is very rigid. "Luminescence" is an optical effect of glass jade, and ice jade also has it. It refers to the floating light that appears inside the jade jewelry. As the jade jewelry swings, the position of the light also moves.

Glass Jade

The texture of glass jade is pure and delicate, and the sound it makes when you strike it is crisp, which is quite consistent with the traditional saying that jade has the sound of gold. Jade has high transparency and glassy luster, giving the overall feeling that it is as clear and transparent as glass.

Glass Jade

Ice

Ice jade is slightly less transparent than glass jade. It usually has some white cotton in it, and the mineral crystal particles are still invisible to the naked eye. The outer surface of the ice type has a good luster and is as clear as water, giving people a feeling of ice and jade. The ice type has full water content, is very transparent, and has excellent texture. The best quality and most transparent ice-type jade is often called high ice-type by peers, which means the best type of ice, but does not reach the level of glass-type.

Ice Jade

Ice jade looks pure and transparent. Unlike glass jade, it is only three parts warm but seven parts cold. Although ice jade is not as precious as glass jade, in real life, except for commercial reasons, real ice jade is hard to come by. Because of this, ice jade has received the following praise from the industry: "Ice bracelets are free of glitz and show calmness, and are the perfect jewelry for mature women; ice pendants sweep away frivolity and are the best choice for steady men."

Ice Jade

Glutinous

The glutinous variety has fine particles, which are not very easy to observe with the naked eye and are slightly transparent.

Ice waxy jade

Bean seeds

The beans come in coarse, medium and fine varieties and are completely opaque. Bean varieties can also be divided into bright mung beans, light mung beans, yellow mung beans, etc. according to their colors.

Bean-type jadeite

In addition, people often hear people say that the quality of jade is old or new. This is actually what is professionally referred to as old pits and new pits.

Many people believe that the old pit variety was formed earlier than the new pit variety. In fact, this is not true. From a geological point of view, the old pit variety and the new pit variety were formed underground at the same time, regardless of early or late, but they were mined in different years.

Moreover, after long-term practice by many experts, it can be said that the quality of jadeite in the "old mines" is better, but there is also jadeite of better quality in the new mines, but they are relatively few.

When it comes to the color of jadeite, we often see it described as Yang Green, Fruit Yang Green, Spicy Green, Yellow Jade, Violet and so on.

Sun Green

Yang Green Jade is as green as lake water, fresh and bright, giving people a refreshing feeling.

Sun Green Jade

Fruit Green

Guoyang Green Jade is fresh and beautiful, crystal clear and transparent, with the bright color of green apple.

Guoyang Green Jadeite

Spicy Green

The spicy green jadeite has a rich emerald green color, bright color, and is eye-catching.

Spicy green jadeite

Spicy green jadeite

Yellow Jade

Yellow jade, with its honey-like color, is generally used to carve many delicate products, making the works appear lifelike and vivid.

Yellow Jade

Violet

The color of violet can be divided into three shades: pink purple, blue purple, and eggplant purple. Purple is full of charm, gentle and noble.

Ice Purple Jade

Jade's saying

In folk legends, even in the 21st century today, there are many different descriptions of jade.

And over the long years, our ancestors created many auspicious patterns that symbolize their yearning and pursuit for a better life. These auspicious patterns incorporate the appreciation habits of the working people and reflect people's kind and healthy thoughts and feelings. Therefore, they are widely circulated in society and are loved by people.

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