What is "jade"? There is such a description in China's ancient book Shuo Wen Jie Zi:
"Jade, the beauty of stone, that is to say, a beautiful stone that is moist and shiny can be called jade!" According to the understanding of jewelry discipline and oriental traditional literature, "jade" is broad, including Hetian jade, jadeite, jadeite, dushan jade, agate, turquoise, Yingshi, Shoushan stone and bloodstone. In the folk or jade industry, "jade" can also be narrowly divided into nephrite and jadeite. Nephrite refers to jade that contains no jadeite and is mainly composed of Hetian jade and Kunlun jade. Jadeite refers to jadeite or jadeite rock. In a certain jade industry, merchants will also refer to a certain kind of jade as "jade" for short. For example, jade is referred to as "jade" in the jade industry, or Hetian jade will also be referred to as "jade" in Hetian jade industry.
Second, what is "jade"
Jadeite is a specific variety among many jadeites, and it is a mineral aggregate mainly composed of jadeite. Besides jadeite, there are many other minerals, such as pyroxene, feldspar, amphibole and iron. The content of these trace minerals is very small and the content ratio is not very uniform.
There are some differences in understanding the so-called jadeite from the perspective of petrology and commerce. From the perspective of petrology, jadeite is a kind of rock, because it is composed of various minerals mentioned in the previous paragraph, which can be understood as a kind of jadeite rock. When the content of omphacite is high, it can also be understood as a pyroxene. In business, jadeite refers to jadeite and pyroxene with craft value and commercial value, reaching the gem level. The name of jade comes from the animal jade bird, and red or yellow means "flying"; Green is "Cui", and emerald with good water-based and rich green is "Gao Cui".
Third, the concept difference between jadeite and jade
In the jewelry discipline, "jade" is a broad concept, including: jade, nephrite, foam jade, jadeite, dushan jade, Huang Longyu, Ma Laiyu, agate and so on. And "jade" refers to a kind of jade-jade. The concepts of jadeite and jade are like "tea" and "Tieguanyin". "Tea" is a large range, including: Tieguanyin, Longjing, jasmine tea, chrysanthemum tea and so on, and "Tieguanyin" only refers to Tieguanyin. Therefore, it can be said that jade is a real jade and a member of the big family of "jade", but jade is not necessarily jade. What needs special attention is that in the jade industry chain, operators often refer to "jade" as "jade", such as buying and selling jade, doing jade business, Burmese jade, jade bracelets and so on. Jade merchants got the message. In their minds, "jade" equals "jade".
Jade is the king of jade and the only internationally recognized gem-grade jade. It has many incomparable characteristics and advantages compared with other jade varieties. Specifically, jadeite has six remarkable characteristics: rich color, stable physical properties, strong luster, high refractive index, heavy specific gravity and high hardness. In addition, gem-grade jadeite is only produced in a specific vein in Myanmar, and the uniqueness of the place of origin also determines its noble quality-"rare things are precious."
Fourth, the price difference between jade and jade.
Jade is not only different from other jadeites in quality and nature, but also in price. On the whole, the price of jadeite is the highest among all jadeites. Sometimes a glass bracelet full of green jade can reach nearly 10 million yuan, and sometimes even more than 10 million yuan. The second highest overall price is Hetian jade. In addition to the general quality of hetian jade, the price of high-quality hetian jade can also be comparable to that of upper-middle grade jade. Hetian jade is suitable for making jade bracelets because of its small size, so the price of a real suet jade and Hetian jade bracelet is close to one million yuan. Among all kinds of jade, jade and Hetian jade should be regarded as the two most expensive jade varieties, and the price of middle-grade or even low-grade jade or Hetian jade ornaments will be higher than that of other kinds of jade with the best quality grade.
In contrast, other jadeites, except jadeite and Hetian jade, have relatively low prices, and due to their own quality and consumer preferences, the prices will be different, some are slightly higher, some are slightly lower, and some are very low. For example, high-quality Kunlun jade or nephrite Russian pendant belongs to nephrite, and the price is between 1,000 yuan and several thousand yuan, which is close to the price of mid-range Hetian jade, but lower than the price of mid-range jade. The price of foam and Huang Longyu in jadeite will be much lower. A high-quality water foam bracelet costs several thousand yuan, while a pendant costs several hundred yuan, which is close to the price in Huang Longyu. Xiuyan jade, Dongling jade and agate are all low-grade jade, and their prices are very low. A jade bracelet made of this kind of jade is only one or two hundred yuan to dozens of yuan. The so-called Ma Laiyu in the market is actually dyed quartzite, which belongs to artificial fraud, and its price is equivalent to that of afghanistan white jade, mainly quartzite, or marble commonly used as building materials, which is the lowest grade jade. In fact, in the jade industry, many people do not recognize these so-called jade.
Of course, not all jadeites are the most expensive. Some jadeites with poor quality are also very cheap, and some are only tens of yuan, which is lower than the average grade agate. Among all kinds of jade, it is possible that the price of a low-grade jade will be higher than that of other high-grade jade, so the real price needs to be compared with the concrete object in order to obtain an accurate comparison.
As can be seen from the above, although jadeite, Hetian jade and Kunlun jade all have the same name: "Jade", their quality and price are quite different. If you want to know the price of related jade, you must first understand the material and properties of a given jade, and gradually understand its real price on the premise of accurately judging or identifying various jade.