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1, what’s jadeite jade?
The jadeite we say is common refer to the jadeite come from Burma. Beside the jadeite come from Burma, Russia, Guatemala and Japan also produce the jadeite. But the quality of the jadeite in these countries is not as good as that in Burma.
2, How to spot the difference: Jade vs jadeite?
The scope of the jade is much larger than the jadeite. The Nephrite and Jadeite are called by joint name Jade. The Nephrite including white jade, green jade and dark jade. There are some typical Nephrite, such as Hetian jade, Afghan jade, Taiwan jade and Russian jade.
3, What are the characteristics of natural jadeite?
This is a big topic. Now let's start with these points. And these also the most important point to pay more attention when judging and purchasing the natural jadeite. Usually the certificate of the jadeite jewelries will show these data:
Hardness scope:6.5-6.7,
Density: 3.33,
Refractive Index: 1.66
Absorption Spectrum: Jadeite Characteristic Spectrum
4, How many colors does the natural jadeite contain?
Green
Empire Green
Emerald green
Fresh Green
Pure Green
Apple Green
Light Green
Blue Green
Dark Green
Gray Green
Blue
Pure Blue
Gray Blue
Dark Blue
Gray
Yellow
Brown
Purple (violet)
Pink-purple
Blue-purple
Lavender
White or clear
Red
Black
Three color Jadeite, this usually refer to the white, purple, green in one jadeite jewelries. We call that"chuncai"jadieite
How to classify the species of the jadeite?
When we taking about the knowledge about the species of the jadeite, we have to say two questions first. One is how to classify the jadeite species, another is what the old species and young species in jadeite. In fact, the species we talked is refer to the transparency of the jadeite in term.
1, Glass species: complete transparent, glass luster. Hard to see the crystalline structure by eyes.
The glass species jadeite have the highest price in the market;
2, Ice species: transparent, such as water or ice. The crystalline structure< o.5mm-0.1 mm, the semi-transparent texture is also classified to be the ice species. The ice species jadeite have the high price and high investment value in the market;
3, Ice waxy jadeite: almost nontransparent. Can see the crystalline structure by eyes, granule texture (
