How to buy jadeite in practice

First, look at the color. Observe the top, side and bottom surfaces of the jade to see if the color is uniform. Jade with uniform color will naturally have a higher price, especially egg-shaped jade (referring to unmounted jade) or pendants. In addition to whether the color is evenly distributed, you should also pay attention to the depth of the color. It is not good if the jade color is too black, gray or dark.

Uniform full color jadeite diamond ring

Dark gray glutinous rice jade egg

Second, look at transparency. Transparency: Jade is a polycrystalline, most of which are translucent or even opaque. It is impossible to be as transparent as a single crystal gem such as emerald, allowing light to pass through freely and appear crystal clear. Jade is best when it is translucent; neither too transparent nor too opaque is good. The higher the transparency. However, when it contains more non-jadeite minerals, such as hornblende, zeolite, and diopside, its transparency is poor.

Superior transparent jadeite full color egg-shaped

In the jewelry market, there is a kind of "ice-type" jade with good water head, transparent or translucent, the overall color is white or grayish white, with fewer white spots and color bands, and uneven distribution. This kind of jade is called "water foam", and those with blue color bands are called "water-based blue flowers", which are often processed into bracelets, pendants and carvings for sale. In fact, the main mineral component of "water foam" is albite, followed by a small amount of pyroxene minerals and amphibole minerals. The specific gravity of water-milled jade (2.57-2.64) is much smaller than that of jadeite. It feels noticeably lighter than jadeite when weighed in the hand. There are strings of bubbles in the water foam, which are usually very small and parallel. They look like crystal patterns at a glance, and under a magnifying glass they can be found to be strings of small bubbles. However, the small bubble strings may be filled with impurities to form tiny floating flowers.

The floating flowers of the Shuimozi Buddha statue are obvious

The third is to look at the weight. The density of jade is 3.33. When you hold jade in your hand, you will feel a "heavy" feeling, which means it has weight and is not light. You will feel a heavy downward pressure on your hand, and this feeling may be real jade. When you hold fake jade in your hand, it will feel light and you won’t feel any downward pressure.

When glass is used as jade, firstly, the patterns are unnatural, secondly, there are bubbles, and thirdly, it is light in weight.

The bubbles in jadeite made of glass and colored are visible to the naked eye.

Fourth, listen to the sound. Jade bracelets, with large brands, are hung with thin strings. When you tap them gently, you can hear a clear and pleasant sound. This is high-quality jade, and may also be pure natural A-grade jade. If the sound is dull, it is definitely fake. However, it is impossible to judge the quality of small-sized jade beads, hand-held pendants, ornaments, etc. by sound.

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