If you can’t buy dragon stone, these 5 types of jade are still extraordinary!

What is the most important thing when buying jadeite? Yes, of course it’s water!

So do you know what is the best quality jade? If you have read the editor’s previous updated articles, you will naturally be able to easily answer the question - glass type.

In fact, there is a kind of jade that is better than glass jade. Not many people know about it, and even fewer own it. It has a very grand name - Dragon Stone. Longshi jade is a rare treasure from Myanmar. It is the only type of jade that grows in caves. It is warm in winter and cool in summer. It is full of water, making people feel like the water is about to overflow, and it has excellent luster.

Because of its cold quality and cold color, which is extremely rare, it is named "Dragon Stone" jade, meaning it is as hard to come by as a dragon.

As the best among jadeite, Longshi is free of cotton texture and impurities, as smooth and delicate as silk, extremely warm and fluorescent.

Of course, the outstanding dragon stone species also has top-notch characteristics in all aspects.

Generally speaking, Longshi jade is the best among jades. People often describe it as "color blended into the base, uniform tone, and no visible color roots". It is the object of great demand among jade collectors.

Dragon stone is hard to come by. It is not easy for ordinary people to find a piece, let alone buy it. What should I do then? Are there any alternatives?

Bean-type jade is a very common variety in the jade family. Its structure is just like its name. The internal arrangement is like beans. The internal crystal structure can be seen by the naked eye. Overall, it is slightly rough.

Bean-type jade is more suitable for new jade players. Although its appearance is average and its glossiness and transparency cannot be compared with high-end jade, it has a price advantage and is usually used to make mid-range bracelets, accessories and carvings.

As the saying goes, "Nine out of ten jades are beans." Bean-type jade is very common. Newbies who don't know much about it can start with this type.

Compared with bean-type jade, hibiscus jade does not have such obvious crystal structure. Although it is not transparent either, its overall appearance is clear and pure.

Most hibiscus jadeites are light green, between the ice type and the glutinous type, and are as elegant as a lotus emerging from the water.

In general, the hibiscus variety is a relatively cost-effective variety. Although the green of the hibiscus variety is not rich enough, it is pure and clear, and is very suitable for being made into jade bracelets.

"Glutinous" is the language of the collectibles market. Glutinous refers to the fineness of jadeite. The texture of glutinous jade is like a bowl of slow-cooked rice porridge, which has a sticky and muddy feeling when the rice grains and rice soup are blended into one.

The popularity of glutinous jade is very high, and players who do not pursue excessive transparency will choose this type of jade to wear.

Its value is generally not as high as that of glass and ice types, but if its color is bright and rich, it can make up for its shortcomings. The brightly colored glutinous jade on the market is very expensive.

In terms of texture, ice jade is only slightly inferior to glass jade.

It has similarities with glass jadeite. Ice jadeite has good water head and a glassy luster on the outer surface. It is clear like ice, as if it is a piece of ice crystal that never melts. It gives people a feeling of ice and jade. It has a fine and smooth texture and is jadeite-like.

The ice-type jadeite with the best quality and highest transparency is often called high ice-type by peers. That is to say, it has the best texture among ice-type jadeites, but has not reached the level of glass-type.

Although it is not as rare as the dragon stone type, the glass type is also very precious! The texture of glass jade is like glass, with a tight and delicate structure, and no "graininess" can be seen.

To the naked eye, it is crystal clear and has a very high transparency. Apart from the dragon stone variety, the best jade should be the glass variety.

Glass jade also comes in different colors, such as white, blue, green, etc. Jadeite with floating green (also called floating flowers) is more precious. Piao Cui (floating flowers) is also divided into blue and green. If it is a full green glass type, and the green is pure green, it is extremely precious and is the best among jadeite.

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