If you suffer a loss when buying jadeite, it is because you are not sharp enough.

Many people love the noble and cool beauty of jade and regard green as the most important thing. But no one is perfect, and the same goes for jade. No piece of jade can be called absolutely perfect.

Many people who love jade must accept the imperfections of jade and tolerate possible flaws in jade. Today I will list for you the various defects that may exist in jadeite. See how much tolerance you can have for the flaws in jadeite.

01

Pattern

"Nine out of ten jades have lines," and lines are one of the most common flaws in jade. Lines are cracks that have healed in jade or lines that appear during the formation process . They are generally in the form of fine lines and are located inside the jade, and sometimes on the surface. The lines of jadeite will not produce a sense of friction, but you can see them with the naked eye, and some dark lines can be seen under the light .

The impact of lines on jade is very small, especially dark lines. Moreover, the texture of jade has no effect on the beauty and firmness of jade jewelry, so most people can accept this degree of flaws.

02

cotton

Cotton is a white floc-like impurity in jade, most of which is colorless. Cotton can be divided into many types according to its size, shape and distribution, such as big cotton, cotton balls, cotton wool, cotton thread, snow disaster cotton, snowflake cotton...etc.

A large amount of cotton will make the internal structure of jade loose, thus affecting the quality of jade; if the distribution is snowflake cotton, it will add icing on the cake for jade.

Therefore, unless it is very obvious dirty cotton, a small amount of cotton will not have a big impact on the quality and beauty of jade and is within an acceptable range.

03

Dirty

Dirty spots refer to the point-like distribution on jade other than the base color and floating flowers.

Dirt spots are a major flaw in the beauty of jade and are difficult to cover up unless they are dug out.

However, the dirty spots have no effect on the firmness of the jade. If the dirty spots are very small, they will not have much impact on the beauty of the jade. If you are not so demanding on the beauty of jade, the presence of dirty spots can be tolerated.

04

crack

Cracks refer to the cracks formed on jade due to vibration, impact, etc. during the mining and processing process.

The cracks are generally deep, long, and straight, and the color is different from the surrounding jade, which has a great impact on the appearance of the jade.

The cracks in jade are divided into superficial cracks and through-going cracks. Surface cracks have the least impact on the quality of jade, while through cracks have the greatest impact on the texture of jade. Especially for bracelets, through-cracks will greatly affect their firmness and they will easily break when worn; for jade carvings, they can be operated flexibly and the impact will be relatively small.

05

Stone Flower

Stone flowers refer to small clumps of jade with slightly less transparency and floc-like white precipitates interwoven with fibrous crystals.

Jade stone flowers come in various shapes. The industry often calls those with higher density and darker color "stone brains" or "dead flowers." Therefore, it is difficult to avoid and remove stone flowers, which have a great impact on the appearance of jade and even have a great impact on the price of jade.

06

Moss

The moss of jade refers to the black stripes or patches visible to the naked eye on the surface or interior of jade.

"Lime" is the biggest flaw and defect, which has a great impact on the value of jade . Basically, if there is lichen on a piece of jade, it has nothing to do with beauty and naturally cannot be sold at a high price. The shapes and sizes of jadeite lichen vary, including spots, stripes, etc., and the colors are ugly and abrupt. So everyone must be careful when purchasing jade jewelry.

Different defects have different effects on the beauty and value of jade, so we must consider carefully when purchasing. If you think the defects do not affect the appearance and price, it depends on your preference. If you like it, you can still buy it. But for jade jewelry with obvious flaws, the editor recommends that you choose carefully.