First find out the type of jade investment

There are many types of jade, and there are six kinds of simple categories: Hetian jade, Hanbaiyu, Qingyu, ancient jade, jade stone, and jade crafts. Such a rich variety of jade naturally forms a splendid Chinese jade culture. Often heard of someone who bought jade and sold it, he turned hundreds of thousands or even millions of people. Then everyone took a plunge to the jade collection market and wanted to pour a bucket of gold. However, many people have paid high “tuition fees” because they do not understand the doorway, and suffered heavy losses.

The collection does not consist of mornings and evenings, but it cannot be said that there is no point in paying “tuition fees”. How much is "tuition fee" is entirely our own. Therefore, before making any collection, you must distinguish the classification of the collection field, jade is no exception. Here, Xiao Bian specifically collected materials for jade collections, processed into series of manuscripts, and provided reference information for everyone in the jade collection.

According to the theory of modern geology, jade can be divided into "hard jade" and "soft jade".

"Hard Jade" refers specifically to jadeite, which is a type of pyroxene. It has a dense texture and a shiny glass. The jade faces the light and has a faint crystal structure. Its Mohs hardness is 7, the hardness is high, the specific gravity is 3.33, Yu Na in the hand has a heavy pressure feel.

"Soft jade" belongs to amphibole, its highest Mohs hardness is generally not more than 6-6.5, softer than jade. The nephrite jade types are very numerous. The jades, Nanyang jade, Lantian jade, Hetian jade, agate, crystal, coral, turquoise, lapis, and so on all belong to the soft jade category. Later, due to the opening of the Silk Road, the jade produced in the Hetian area in Xinjiang was uniformly recognized and gradually became the protagonist in the processing of palaces, official and folk jade, and nephrite gradually evolved into a synonym for Hetian jade.

Hetian jade has a hardness of 6-6.5 and a specific gravity of 2.963.17. Due to the difference between Hetian jade and Hetian jade, Hetian jade is divided into white jade, green jade, jasper, ink jade, and topaz, among which the topaz is rarest and precious, and the second is White Jade (named for its moist, white, as suet), the number of Moyu is also very small. Jade is the largest number of jade in Hetian Yuzhong, and it is also the jade with the lowest quality and price. Nowadays, many inexpensive feeders such as “Jing Baiyu” and “Ayu” and “Bayu” are not on the market. They belong to the type of marble. Some marbles have extremely high radioactive elements and the number of home renovations should be as low as possible. Use this mineral. If worn on the body, it will have great damage to the body.

Far from the time of the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties, China had a jade processing industry. So far it has been stretched for thousands of years. Due to the limited mineral resources of Hetian jade, there is currently very little production. Therefore, there are currently unscrupulous traders using jade in the jade market. White jade and Russian white jade posing as Hetian jade jade, took profits.

For jade lovers, figuring out the type of jade is the first and most critical step in the collection of jade. Only by clarifying the type of jade can we receive it successfully in the future jade collection and jade identification. Favorite jade.