How to identify the authenticity of jadeite? How can ordinary people tell whether jade is real or fake?

Since ancient times, Chinese people have been particularly fond of jade, and jadeite has become the king of jade in the jade market with its pure appearance and bright colors. Its prominent status and value in people's minds are naturally self-evident. Of course, where there is a market there is profit, so some unscrupulous merchants began to use some fake jade to sell as natural jade. How to identify the authenticity of jade has become a compulsory course for many jade lovers. So how do ordinary people distinguish the authenticity of jade?

For many jade players, jade is not only rich in variety, but also has the complicated saying of "thirty-six waters, seventy-two kinds, and one hundred and eight colors". Sometimes they can't even distinguish the types of jade, let alone how to identify the authenticity of jade. So today we have summarized some practical methods used by old players to identify jade, and share them with you today.

1. Surface observation method

The interior of jade is mostly granular in structure. The granular, flaky or fibrous porphyroclast cleavage inside can easily create a star-shaped flash, which is the "jade nature" of jade, also commonly known as "fly-wing flash" by experts. Therefore, when we observe jadeite, we can keep turning it and observe this phenomenon through the reflected light on its surface. Generally speaking, the rougher the texture of the jadeite, the easier it is to observe the "jade nature". At the same time, when we observe the "jade nature" of jade, we can generally observe the bumps on the surface of jade, which is the "orange peel effect". "Jade texture" and "orange peel effect" can effectively judge how to identify the authenticity of jade.

2. Look at the color

Any jadeite with brighter colors needs to attract our attention. You can use a strong flashlight to illuminate the colored parts of the jade. If you see dense dye between the crystals or distributed in a spider-web pattern, you can determine that it is dyed jade.

In addition, using a 10x magnifying glass to observe jade is also one of the methods to identify the authenticity of jade. Under a 10x magnifying glass, the color veins of A-grade jadeite are very natural and complete, with no color vein breaks; while the color roots and color veins of B-grade jadeite will appear unnaturally broken.

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