​Can you tell the difference between the lines and cracks in jade? The value between the two is very different.

Strictly speaking, "lines" and "cracks" are both flaws of jade.

However, the impact of "cracks" on jade is many times greater than that of "lines"! Many times! Many times!

Therefore, there is a huge difference in value between the two!

In order to prevent jade lovers from making mistakes when choosing jade, today we will explain in detail the differences between jade's "stone patterns" and "cracks".

First, let’s understand how the stone patterns of jade are formed?

The formation of jade usually requires an extremely long cycle, which may be hundreds or even thousands of years.

In such a long process, it is inevitable to encounter geological movements!

Due to the thermal expansion and contraction of the earth's crust and earthquakes, jade will form tensile cracks, which we can simply understand as "wounds".

If this "wound" is filled and healed with minerals during the growth of jade, it will form a thin line, which is what we call stone line.

This type of stone pattern is also called growth line, which is very common in jade.

There is a saying in the industry that “nine out of ten jades have patterns”. Even the top-quality jadeite worth hundreds of thousands of dollars may have stone patterns inside!

However, apart from affecting the beauty of the jade, the stone pattern itself has basically no major problems in other aspects and cannot be considered a serious flaw.

There are two main reasons for the formation of cracks in jade: one is natural factors, and the other is acquired factors.

Natural factors: They are similar to the factors that form stone patterns. They also encounter geological movements during the growth process, resulting in a "wound".

The only difference is that this "wound" failed to heal and ultimately appeared intact on the finished product.

Acquired factors: During the process of jade mining, transportation, and processing, if it encounters external force, cracks will occur.

The existence of cracks is an irreversible fatal defect for jade!

You can imagine that the originally strong rope is suddenly affected by external force and becomes "about to break but not yet broken". Its ability to bear force is naturally greatly reduced, and the possibility of breaking is very high!

The same applies to jadeite, the particles are originally bound together extremely tightly.

But now, due to a crack, it seems to be falling apart.

This is also one of the main reasons why there is a huge difference in value between stone patterns and cracks!