In recent years, many new terms have emerged in the jewelry market, which have made consumers' eyes light up but also confused about their true identities. Just recently, when the editor was on a jade-hunting trip through Guangzhou, he was stopped by a counter selling "glass-type" jade.

At first glance, the jade displayed on the counter was "watery" and "fluorescent", and its color was white, very similar to high ice or glass jadeite, but I always felt that something was wrong, so I asked the boss suspiciously: "This, isn't jadeite?"

The boss smiled and pointed to the brand behind him - Bingying Jade.

However, the true identity of Bingying Jade is quartz jade.

When it comes to quartz jade, you may not be familiar with it, because there seems to be no such term in the market. But you must have heard of things like chalcedony and agate. In fact, the quartz jade family is huge, with many types of members and each with its own characteristics, which has given rise to many interesting names, such as aventurine, Warring States red, and the Huanglong jade which has been very popular in the past two years.

What is Ice Jade?

Ice jade originates from Russia. It is a metamorphic quartzite characterized by its crystal clearness.

Ice jade raw stone

The difference between ice jade and jadeite

1. Weak gloss

The refractive index of quartzite is about 1.54, and the refractive index of jadeite is about 1.66. Due to its lower refractive index, the luster of ice jade is weaker than the glass luster of jadeite.

Ice Jade Ring

You may have heard of the saying "jade has rigidity". The so-called "rigidity" describes the sharp and clear light perception of jade. Only old pit-type jade (with ultra-fine crystals), high clarity and high polish can meet the "rigidity" requirements. Why not Bingyingyu? Why can't it compare to jadeite? Because of its low refractive index and insufficient light sensitivity, it is difficult to achieve the "rigid" effect of glass-type jade even with its highest clarity and best polishing. This is the reason why ice jade cannot truly compare with glass jade, and it is also the question that the editor had in his heart when he first saw the counter.

Jade Rigidity

Jade Rigidity

2. Low density

The density of ice jade (2.65) is also lower than that of jadeite (3.30), so the texture of large items such as bracelets will be different when held in the hand.

Ice jade bracelet

3. Lack of cultural soft power

Bingying Jade is considered a younger member of the jade world. Compared with jadeite, which has been on the world's famous jade list for a long time and is crowned the king of jade, its cultural soft power is far behind.

Perhaps it is precisely because of Bingying Jade’s new identity that it has to cling to the thigh of jadeite and hope to use bundled marketing to leave an impression in the hearts of jewelry lovers. In fact, as a jade itself, Bingying Jade is already very beautiful, pure and simple. If jadeite is compared to the demeanor of a great person, then Bingying Jade can be regarded as the fresh and refined type of beautiful jade from a small family. Just like it, there is no need to compare, and there is no need to replace anyone to prove the value of your existence. The charm of jewelry is endless, because the world is filled with all kinds of beauty that we can never imagine.

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