South red agate is a unique variety in China, and its color is mainly red, including brocade red, persimmon red, rose red and flame pattern. Its texture is warm and moist, which is loved by many playmates. In the jewelry market, what kind of things are hot and what kind of things are fake, and Nanhong is no exception, so how to identify Nanhong? Today, the shopkeeper in China will teach you two tricks, how to distinguish Baoshan Nanhong from quartzite!

Baoshan Nanhong has many cracks. Therefore, Baoshan South Red Agate is mostly frosted and rarely polished, which can not only look antique, but also cover the cracks. This provides an opportunity for some counterfeiters. Because the density and hardness of quartzite are similar to agate, it is dyed with quartzite and then the surface is frosted, so the fake Baoshan Nanhong product is perfect and very confusing.

Identification method 1: observe with a strong flashlight.

Under the strong light, you can see the ink-dot-like structure inside Zhenbao Shannan Red. The ink-dot particles are extremely small and uniform, and the whole is red.

Dyed quartzite, on the other hand, can see the network structure of dyeing cracking, with coarse particles and uneven red color.

Identification method 2: observe the pore channel

Quartzite is fine in texture and compact in structure, so it is easier to punch into round beads, and it is not easy to see the edges and corners, and even make concave holes.

Agate is brittle, and the cross section of the hole is angular and even cracked after punching. Generally, agate holes will not make a concave effect.

It is worth mentioning that due to the influence of environmental formation process and mining, most of Baoshan South Red Agate will have cracks. If you encounter a perfect and low-priced Baoshan Nanhong bracelet, you must be cautious. If you have no experience and can't identify it, you must find an authoritative organization to identify it yourself to avoid being fooled by taking medicine.