The jade I received is "rusty". Did I buy fake jade?

In the Jade Market

Xiao Bai: "Why is the shop owner reluctant to sell this jadeite when it's rusted? Is it fake jadeite?"

Experts take a closer look

Hi! This is not rusty, it's gold-sprinkled jadeite!

What is gold-sprinkled jade, you ask?

There are yellow spots on the jade bracelet, like rust.

In fact, this is not rusting of jade. In the jade industry, it is called "sprinkled gold".

Jade is a jade stone, how could it rust like iron?

So what is sprinkled gold?

Gold sprinkling, to put it professionally, means that there is a layer of yellow jade on the surface of the jade, and this layer of yellow jade is distributed in dots, clumps or flakes, just like a layer of gold powder sprinkled on the surface of the jade.

The gold-sprinkled jade is due to the "iron" mineral contained in jade, which is impregnated by limonite to form a "yellow fog", which is different from what we generally call "rust".

So what is the value of gold-sprinkled jadeite?

Some people like pure and flawless jade, but some people just like gold-sprinkled jade. Beautiful gold-sprinkled jade is a rare treasure.

The value of gold-sprinkled jadeite depends not only on the quality of the jade itself, but most importantly on the distribution of "gold".

Beautiful gold-sprinkled jadeite will add a finishing touch to the beauty, and many jade carvers will use gold sprinkling to create a hint of color.

More importantly, in addition to being unique and beautiful, gold-sprinkled jadeite also has the function of attracting wealth and good luck. This is also one of the reasons why many businessmen collect gold-sprinkled jadeite.

The formation principle of sprinkled gold is the same as that of yellow jadeite. If the sprinkled gold is evenly distributed and has beautiful shapes, it will just add the icing on the cake of the overall jadeite. This is what the jadeite industry calls "beautiful color". Such jadeite is beautiful sprinkled gold and is very popular.

What is the difference between sprinkled gold and floating flowers?

There is actually a big difference between sprinkled gold and floating flowers. Sprinkled gold is yellow jade distributed in dots on the surface of jade.

The floating flowers are block-like or thread-like colors that are different from the base color of the jadeite. They appear on the jadeite in a very "three-dimensional" way, as if they are floating in it.

If we distinguish them from the most intuitive perspective, in addition to the color, the sprinkled gold color feels like it is spread flat on the surface of the jade, while the floating flowers feel like they exist in three dimensions inside the jade.

Is gold-sprinkled jadeite worth buying?

Some of the sprinkled gold is not distributed properly. The jade quality is originally poor, and the color of the sprinkled gold is not aesthetically pleasing, so the jade will look very dirty as a whole.

Whether it's worth it depends on your aesthetic judgment.

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