I. Appreciation of Natural Stone Materials
Natural ornamental stone, also known as natural ornamental stone, refers to the natural ornamental stone that has been developed and mined in the original ecology in nature and maintained its natural form without any artificial processing. This is the discovery of visual beauty, the shape of evaluation is art, and people appreciate the magical creation of nature on the stone itself. Natural ornamental stones are the oldest natural "works of art" on the earth, silent poems, three-dimensional paintings, solidified philosophies and unrepeatable masterpieces of nature. The authors of natural ornamental stones are the universe, the earth, volcanoes, oceans, glaciers, wind, rain, thunder, electricity, years and the whole nature. It records the history of the earth and contains countless treasures shared by mankind, waiting to discover it, know it, open it, appreciate it, use it and develop it. Nature created "stone" without any special purpose, but it gives people inspiration.
Second, stone carving art and stone appreciation
Stone art ornamental stone refers to the ornamental stone with natural stone as the base material, which is both ornamental and practical after artificial design and processing. As the name implies, there are stones before art, and stone art ornamental stones are a kind of humanistic art, a kind of material and cultural art, and an art of creating, exploring and displaying beauty. With the help of natural stone as the carrier, the creator (author) expresses emotion, interprets beauty, records beauty and creates beauty in stone art works, endows stone with "life and connotation" and makes stone personalized and humanized. The direct sustenance of stone works reflects the author's creative intention, aesthetic taste, aesthetic concept, attitude towards life and value orientation. Ornamental stone can be divided into stone tools, decorative stones, stone carvings, jewelry, jade articles, study stones and so on.
Third, crystal appreciation of stones.
Crystal ornamental stones refer to natural crystal minerals with ornamental and collection value and slightly polished crystals. Because of its vivid image and rich cultural connotation, it is deeply loved by friends who love stone. Crystal ornamental stones can be divided into three categories: ① crystal family: the shape of rock crystals in its initial formation is ornamental, without any processing or modification; ② Crystal caves: Crystal caves include amethyst caves and cornucopia, which generally contain timely crystals or chalcedony deposits; (3) Inclusions: substances contained in rock crystals after their natural formation. These substances must be wrapped in crystal, and the appearance has been artificially polished, showing that the minerals contained in the crystal are similar to a certain picture, natural scenery, people, animals and so on.
Crystal ornamental stones refer to natural crystal minerals with ornamental and collectible values and slightly polished crystals.
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Nature's uncanny workmanship endows crystal ornamental stones with rich inclusions, unpredictable artistic modeling and rich artistic conception.
1, naturalness
Nature is the basic feature of crystal ornamental stones. Usually, the crystal minerals with overall shape have high ornamental value without decoration and carving, but the inclusion crystal ornamental stones often need to be polished properly, which is more convenient for viewing the inclusions in the crystal.
2. Strangeness
The shape, texture and internal characteristics of crystal ornamental stones are often very strange. Natural scenery is infinite, and the miniature can be found in inclusion crystals.
Step 3 be thin
Crystal is a non-renewable resource. With the deepening of development, the stock of crystals is getting less and less. For the sake of sustainable development, Donghai county government has long formulated policies to protect local resources and encourage the development of overseas crystal resources. However, overseas resources are getting less and less, and many countries have raised the threshold for mining and exporting to crystals. The price of foreign crystals entering the East China Sea market has soared year after year, among which the price of ornamental crystals has risen faster than that of ordinary crystals.
4. Persistence
The chemical composition of the crystal is mainly silicon dioxide, and the chemical stability of the crystal is quite good; The hardness of the crystal is very large, and its Mohs hardness is 7. These decide that the crystal will not rot and deteriorate, and it is durable and easy to store, which is very suitable for collection.