How can we tell the authenticity of jadeite with the naked eye?

Because the jade industry is not very transparent, it is not easy for many people to judge the quality, authenticity and actual value of jade. But people who are very knowledgeable about jade and have rich experience can tell whether a piece of jade is real or fake with the naked eye.

In fact, any matter is not that complicated when you know the key points. A very important factor in judging the authenticity of jade is its jade properties. Next, Jiamo will share with you in detail how to easily, quickly and accurately judge the authenticity of jade with the naked eye, and you can easily buy genuine jade!

The special structure of jade

Because the cleavage surfaces of jadeite crystals look like reflective surfaces, as long as you see the characteristics of the reflective surfaces of the grains, you can be sure that it is jadeite. Even if the jade material has never been polished, you can see on the fresh surface that the cleavage planes of the granular sections that make up the jade crystals are sparkling.

To understand the cleavage of jade, we must start with how the internal structure of jade is formed.

Jadeite is a sodium-containing pyroxene jade formed under high pressure and low temperature metamorphic conditions. Therefore, the structural characteristics of jadeite have a prominent granular mosaic metamorphic structure. On the cleavage plane, there are also two obvious groups of columnar shapes. All other jades do not have such characteristics. This can be clearly seen on the unpolished raw materials.

Some jade raw materials may experience weathering due to the influence of the natural environment. Even so, the authenticity of jade can be judged by its structural characteristics after weathering. Because other jades do not have this characteristic.

When identifying the authenticity of jade jewelry, we can use light transmission, such as a common flashlight, or natural light when the light is good. Use a magnifying glass to observe the structure of jadeite. Through observation, we can find that jadeite has lines formed by crystal flow and boundaries under transparent light, while others, such as quartz and nephrite serpentine, do not have this special jade pattern formed by this metamorphic structure.

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