Exposing the biggest "scammer" in the history of jade, who can perfectly impersonate all jade artifacts!

In recent years, the value of jade has continued to appreciate, and there are more and more imitations of jade. Some merchants use jades such as shrubs and grape stone to impersonate jadeite. Now this quartzite jade is considered a new variety!

However, this quartzite jade can impersonate more than one type of jade. It can be said to be the biggest liar among jades and can perfectly impersonate various types of jade!

Quartzite jade is a dense mass composed of granular quartz aggregates with a quartz content of more than 90%. In addition to the main component of quartz, it also often contains minerals such as chrome mica, sericite, lithium mica, hematite, and blueschist.

Quartzite jade has a dense and fine texture, beautiful color, high hardness, high height and gloss, good polishing performance, and a certain degree of transparency. It is very popular among jade lovers. In addition, it is produced in abundant areas, so it is more common in the market.

Quartzite jade from different origins has different textures, colors and characteristics, which makes it possible to impersonate any jade artifact!

Jingbai jade, aventurine, new jade, Guicui...are all quartzite jade!

Let’s take a look together! What other jades are quartzite jade impersonating?

Beijing White Jade vs Mutton Fat Jade

Jingbaiyu is a dense quartzite with pure white color, fine texture, sometimes with a slight blue, green or gray hue, and no impurities. Quartz has small grains, fine texture and is slightly transparent.

▲ Beijing white jade

Good quality ones are as white as mutton-fat jade after polishing, but not as “moist” as mutton-fat jade, and are brittle and lack the toughness of mutton-fat jade.

▲ Mutton-fat jade

Tianshan White Jade vs Hetian Jade

Originated from the Tianshan Mountains, it is quartzite also called Tianshan white jade. It has a hardness of 7, which is comparable to jadeite. It is beautiful, resistant to acid and alkali, not afraid of sweat and dirt, and is white and beautiful. It is suitable for making Buddha statues and pendant bracelets.

▲ Tianshan white jade

Hetian jade has a felt-like cryptocrystalline metamorphic structure. Most of them are slightly transparent, and very few are completely transparent. The hardness is between 6-6.5.

▲ Hetian jade

Turquoise vs.

Guicui is a fine-grained quartzite jade containing kaolinite. It is mainly light green with a bluish-gray hue, and also has some green in it, hence the name Guicui, also known as "Guizhou jade". Guicui has rich colors, ranging from light blue to dark blue. High-quality Guicui is sea blue, and the best quality has a fine texture and dark blue color.

▲ Guicui

The color of turquoise varies depending on the elements it contains. When the oxide contains copper, it is blue, and when it contains iron, it is green. It is mostly sky blue, light blue, green blue, green, and pale green. The ones with uniform color, soft luster and no brown iron wire are of the best quality.

▲ Turquoise

New Jade vs Jadeite

The new jade material itself is relatively transparent. Because it is produced in Myanmar and is close to the jadeite production area, it was once mixed with jadeite ice and sold at a high price. However, due to geological reasons, the density and hardness of this stone are not as good as those of old pit jadeite. Its colors are mostly purple, light green, yellow, dark blue, etc. It is commonly known as "new pit jadeite" (new jade) in jade processing bases.

▲ New Jade

The color of new jade material is relatively uniform, and the structure of jade particles is more obvious. Compared with old pit jade, the jade particles are larger and the structure is relatively loose. The internal quartz is dotted and scattered light. After the finished product is polished, scattered flashes can be seen in the sun.

Therefore, it is easy to distinguish from the genuine ice or ice-glutinous jadeite. There was a big disagreement on the texture and it was impossible to issue a jade certificate. Later, it was jointly determined by several authoritative organizations that it should be quartzite jade.

▲ Jade

Jadeite vs Jadeite

The quartz particles in Mishan jade are so small that they are difficult to identify with the naked eye, making it as delicate as nephrite. It is often slightly transparent to translucent.

▲Dense Jade

The colors of jadeite are mainly green and orange-red, but green is the main color. Its green color is usually apple green, which is brighter than the dark green of jasper, but worse than jadeite, and often has changes in color depth.

▲ Jade

Aventurine vs Jadeite

Aventurine refers to a green quartzite jade produced in India, so it is also called "Indian jade". Because the jade contains silk-like green chromium mica scales, the aventurine has a star-like shining feeling, and the color is bright, emerald green or green with a bluish hue, which is very beautiful.

▲ Aventurine

The density of aventurine is 2.8, and the density of jadeite is 3.33. The density of aventurine is smaller than that of jadeite. If you hold them both in your hands, you will feel the difference: jadeite is heavier than aventurine.

▲ Jade

Emma! It really looks like it! If you want to buy the above-mentioned jade, please be careful! Nowadays, there are not only dyed jades, but also similar jades that are passed off as real!

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