Dulong jade is a kind of jade produced in Gongshan County, Nujiang Prefecture, Yunnan Province. Because of its close combination with local Dulong culture and the increase of cultural exchanges in recent years, it gradually began to appear in the market. The main colors are dark green, green, white and purple.
The internal structural components of jadeite are crystalline quartz, pyrite, mica minerals, chlorite, limonite, hematite, goethite and clay minerals.
Dulong jade belongs to jadeite jade species with high hardness and strong heat resistance, and its mineral composition belongs to seasonal jade. Hardness 7, the same as jadeite. Enlarged inspection shows granular structure, mainly green, and the knocking sound is crisp and glassy. It belongs to natural jade with granular structure. Visible characteristic yellow metallic inclusions (pyrite).
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Dulong jade is produced in the Dulong gathering place in Gongshan County, Nujiang Prefecture, Yunnan Province, so the local Dulong people call it Dulong jade. Because it has a very familiar appearance of ice jade, it is almost indistinguishable from jade from a distance. In recent years, it has gradually appeared in the market, but the output is relatively small.
But it can be distinguished from the following points:
1. The hardness of jadeite is not as high as that of Dulong Jade.
2. The characteristic yellow metallic inclusions (pyrite) are usually found in Dulong jade.
3. The color of Dulong jade is slightly gray. Different from jadeite, jadeite has better luster because of its granular interwoven structure.
In addition to the bracelet series, Dulongyu also has many series products such as ornaments, pendants, rings, bracelets and couplers.
Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Dulongyu