Counting the stones that we have explained in detail as jade, there are dozens, if not dozens! But our mother earth is rich in material, so there are always new "green species".
No, Lao Wang, I have collected several rare but really jade-like jade, and no one knows about it. Don't mistake them for jade!
1, chlorite
Chlorite protolith is mainly produced in the depths of the mountains in the upper reaches of Dadu River, and it is a river pebble formed by green basalt. Its hardness is about 2-2.5, tender green to dark green, and it is granular, plate-like and blocky. Due to the development of rock inclusions, it is easy to form various forms.
There are as many as ten kinds of chlorite, and chlorite containing chromium ions is called chromium chlorite, which is purple in color and can be used as handicrafts and decorations. The texture is fine and smooth, and the color is oily green, which is very elegant.
2. Guanglvyu
Donglu is an altered sericite jade, which is produced in Guang Ningxian, Zhaoqing City, Guangdong Province. Mainly dark green, fine texture. Warm aphanitic blocks can be used to make exquisite jade articles. Pure green, light yellow, milky white and yellow with green are the top grades, and light green, green and dark green varieties with uniform and pure colors are the most popular.
Glauconite is an aluminosilicate mineral and belongs to mica jade. It is oily, waxy, silky, slightly transparent to translucent or opaque. The main colors are green, yellow, white, black and gray, as well as red, brown and purple. Various colors change endlessly, especially green. There are usually many colors on a stone.
3.Xi An Green
Xi 'an Green is a kind of green frozen stone produced in Xi 'an, and it is also said to be produced in Nanyang, Henan. Light green or light green, slightly thick in color under light, translucent or slightly transparent, completely transparent, with a Mohs hardness of about 3. It can leave marks on stones with ordinary hard objects, and it is easy to play with knives. Generally used for seal cutting seals and ornaments, the output is small, which is cherished by seal carvers.
4. Mi language
Mi language is internationally known as "Henan cuisine", and it is also known as the four famous jade in China with Hetian jade in Xinjiang, Xiuyu jade in Liaoning and dushan jade in Nanyang. According to different colors, it can be divided into four types: green, red, white and black. It is glassy and greasy, with a refractive index of about 1.55, a hardness of 7 and a density of about 2.7 cubic centimeters. Dense, delicate, tough and smooth, dark green is the best, and the weight of the block is more than 6 kg. The bigger the better.
Mi language was developed and utilized in ancient times, and it was mostly used to make cigarette holders, bracelets and other small pieces. For decades, secret jade has been used to make small jade and jewelry, especially ornaments or works of art made of green secret jade, which are deeply loved by Chinese and foreign people.
5. Emerald
Emerald is light emerald green, and its green features are like tender green jade, which is obviously different from the green of sapphire and jasper. This part of green nephrite is rarely produced alone, but adheres to one side of white jade and blue white jade raw materials or forms interlayers and blocks, and its distribution is often related to flocculent and spotted stone flowers.
Emerald jade is delicate, and emerald color is strong and stable. But when people pay more attention to "Piaohuacui", it soon disappears from people's field of vision. Emerald is not distributed continuously in the veins of Kunlun jade, so the output is small, especially the jade with white background is even less.
After seeing these rare jade articles, is it more difficult to feel attached to a jade article? So, if you really like jade, come and learn more about it! I hope you can get attached to your favorite jade as soon as possible!
Lao Wang talks about Cui Lao Wang, the founder of Yunnan Ai Cui Jewelry, who has been obsessed with jade all his life.