Ganqing jadeite has also been targeted! This kind of stone pretending to be it has quietly flowed into the domestic market~~

In the previous article (A man gave his wife a jade bracelet worth 80,000 yuan as a wedding gift, and after the appraisal, she said: Keep buying!), the editor told you four common ways to fake jade . One of them is to use other similar jades to imitate . However, most of the counterfeits are high-end jade, but unexpectedly, even dry green jade has been targeted ...

Ganqing jade is one of the more special color materials among jade. Although it is almost full green, it has poor light transmittance, high green concentration and deep color. The color ranges from yellow-green, dark green to dark green, with black spots, some of which are evenly distributed and some are unevenly distributed.

If observed with the naked eye, you can see that the grains of dry green jade are relatively large and their transparency is poor. Only the green color is relatively popular. It is often used to make thinner jewelry and is also called "Guangpian" in the jade industry.

Because of this, Ganqing is not considered a high-end variety of jade, but even so, it has not escaped the clutches of unscrupulous merchants. Who are these "fakes" that pretend to be Ganqing jade?

It is the Shannan skarn produced in Pakistan.

△Shannan skarn, at first glance, is almost indistinguishable from dry green jadeite

I heard that this Shannan skarn is now secretly entering the domestic market in large quantities, making it hard to guard against! What is its origin?

Shannan skarn: stone or jade?

Shannan skarn is produced in a barren land in western Pakistan, where the economy is very backward. Apart from the most primitive and simple labor, the locals have almost no way to make a living and get rich.

However, in the past one or two years, some unscrupulous businessmen have excavated Shannan skarn in the local area. They found that although this stone was not valuable, it looked very similar to Burmese dry green jadeite.

△The origin of Shannan skarn is Balochistan Province, Pakistan

As a result, these unscrupulous businessmen colluded with the locals, began secret mining, and stockpiled large quantities of goods. These worthless stones have been processed using counterfeiting technology and are difficult to identify with the naked eye.

△Shandong skarn on the left, dry green jadeite on the right

Ignoring the carving and only looking at the base color, the two are very similar in terms of skin color and gloss. Shannan skarn has become another fake in the jade market.

Shannan skarn formation environment

Logically speaking, as a rare mineral resource, the production conditions of jadeite are very harsh. So why does Shannan skarn, a worthless stone, look so much like jade?

The main reason is the similarity of the generation environment.

△The origin of Shannan skarn is very similar to that of Myanmar in terms of geology and climate environment

Although Pakistan and Myanmar are separated by India, the mining areas in Myanmar that produce high-quality jade are located at the same latitude as the Shannan skarn production areas and have similar climatic conditions.

Not only that, the origin of Shannan skarn is surrounded by high mountains and steep cliffs, and the veins are filled with small streams and rivers, which is almost exactly the same as the geological environment of jadeite. Therefore, even without being processed, the Shannan skarn can still be mistaken for the real thing.

Shannan skarn vs dry green jadeite

Although Shannan skarn looks very similar to dry green jadeite, its chemical structure is different after all. If you want to distinguish it directly with the naked eye, you need to pay attention to the following points:

1. Look at the color

Shannan skarn is rich and brightly colored, but often has black structures that are visible to the naked eye.

△ Shannan skarn beads, if you look closely you can see the black structure on it

2. See through the light

Most of the Shannan skarn is dry, and its moistness and transparency are far inferior to jadeite.

3. Look at the jade quality

When jade is observed under strong light, the mineral particles in it shine green, which is not the case in Shannan skarn.

△The Shannan skarn egg-shaped surface under strong light appears very dry

4. Hardness

Jadeite is hard jade and has relatively high hardness among all jades, while Shannan skarn is just a kind of stone with a lower hardness than jadeite.

5. Feel the texture

Even the dry green jadeite feels warm when you hold it in your hand, while the structure of Shannan skarn is rough and the texture is poor.

It can be seen from this that although Ganqing jade is not as good as glass jade, imperial green jade and other high-end jade, it is still much higher than this Shannan skarn. No wonder unscrupulous merchants use it to impersonate it. At least it is more valuable than the original stone...

In addition, although dry green jadeite is not well-known, it is still very charming as long as you choose the right subject matter! I wonder if there are any jade lovers who particularly like dry green jade?

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