Jade starts to turn darker and yellower after being worn for a long time? Your jade may have mutated!

Jade is loved for its transparent and emerald green color, but some people find that their jade bracelets begin to turn yellow and black after wearing for a long time. The once beautiful jade has now taken on a different appearance. Little do they know that this may very well be a jade mutation!

What are variants?

The occurrence of the variation is due to the large gaps inside the loose structure of jadeite, which allows foreign matter to enter the gaps and oxidize the interior of the jadeite, causing it to turn yellow and black.

The left is before the mutation and the right is after the mutation

The judgment of the quality of jadeite mainly relies on its quality and water quality. Once jadeite mutates, its quality and water quality will deteriorate. It can be said that the variation means that the value of jade is greatly reduced.

Why does jade mutate?

Congenital tender and easy to mutate

Generally, young jade is more prone to mutation because this type of jade has been formed for a short time and has large gaps in its internal structure, making it easier for foreign matter to invade the jade. However, old jade has a dense structure and is not easily eroded. Among them, the oily green jade is most likely to mutate.

Improper maintenance

Jade requires careful maintenance. If it is not cleaned for a long time or is in contact with oil, dust, or chemical reagents for a long time, these substances will enter the loose jade and accelerate its mutation.

Processing jade will also turn yellow

What needs to be noted is that sometimes the darkening of jade may not be due to its own mutation, but rather due to the fact that the jade purchased has been processed. This type is common in B-grade and C-grade jadeite, which has poor water quality and has been acid-washed, filled and dyed. During the later wearing process, the processing effects gradually disappear, and the original appearance is exposed.

Processing Jade

What are the phenomena of variants?

Black and yellow

Due to the invasion of foreign matter, the mutated jade will gradually turn yellow and eventually black, making the jade dull and turbid and losing its emerald green hue.

The yellow variant of jade here is different from the yellow-green jade. The yellow-green jade is naturally beautiful, with yellow and green colors coexisting. The yellow produced by the mutation is monotonous and dull, and has no aesthetic appeal.

Yellow and green jadeite

Dry texture

During the mutation process, jade's internal structure and composition change, which is reflected in the appearance that jade becomes dry and loses its moisture texture, which is what we call a loss of water head.

How to prevent variants?

Choose old jade

It should be noted that only a few jadeite have mutated properties, and most jadeite will not mutate if worn normally. However, if you are worried that your jade will mutate, it is recommended to choose old jade, such as ice type, glass type, etc. The reason why these jades are transparent is that their internal structure is dense and has fewer impurity minerals, which also determines that this type of jade is not easy to mutate.

Daily protection

Even if you buy jadeite of young quality, don't be disappointed. Many jadeite variations are caused by improper maintenance. If you want to keep the quality of jade, you must be careful not to put it in a sensitive environment when wearing it. It should also be well preserved when not worn, and be taken out for maintenance and wiped regularly to avoid contact with dust, oil, chemical reagents, etc.

After reading so much knowledge about jadeite mutations, everyone should know that mutation is actually a phenomenon that only occurs in some jadeite. As long as you put more effort into selecting jadeite and daily maintenance, jadeite mutations will not bother you! So if you love the jade in your hand, you must protect it and never let it mutate.

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