How to select high-quality nine-eye shale original stone
Montmorillonite beads are as hard as diamonds, and the hardness is above 6.5h-8.5h (Mohs hardness), second only to diamonds. Its color is mainly yellow, followed by black, and red is rare, but in most cases it is multicolored, and with extremely ingenious natural color matching, it forms a pattern highly praised by painting masters. Its textures include moire, palindrome, thread, triangle, square and so on.
Because the output of Jiuyanshi shale is extremely scarce, the proven reserves are less than 1% of Nanhong and110000 of Guohong, and the production area is almost exhausted.
Mongolian dzi beads are not only nine-eye shale dzi beads, but also natural dzi beads, which are different from the commonly recognized Tibetan dzi beads, that is, artificial agate dzi beads all over the jewelry market. The inlaid dzi beads are also divided into old and new ones. The old Tibetan dzi bead itself is a cultural relic, which is valuable for collection. However, there are very few preserved in the world, which is not easy to see, let alone become attached. It is worth noting that a large number of high imitation Tibetan dzi beads in Taiwan Province Province are almost all genuine.
Because of the natural pattern and complex color matching, the Mongolian dzi beads have not been copied so far, and it is easy to see that only a few patches have been found.
Because of its small reserves, it has a deep origin with grassland Buddhist culture. The natural number of eyes and special symbols have created the unique mysterious connotation of each Mongolian pearl, and each one feels like a treasure hidden by the master of Lotus Peanut, waiting for its own careful interpretation.
At present, most of the stones circulating in the market are produced in Gongjitang, Siziwangqi, Inner Mongolia, among which Amowusu is the most. It used to be one of the poorest towns in Inner Mongolia. Cold and winter lasted for half a year, with an annual average temperature of -2.4 degrees and an extreme minimum temperature of -39 degrees in winter. The main producing area of Jiuyanshi shale is less than 3 kilometers in Fiona Fang, and the producing area that can produce dzi beads is less than 500 meters in length and width. Concentrated in a narrow ditch, it has reached a depth of 9 meters. There is basically no big material below 9 meters. At present, the whole ditch has been covered with potholes, and the bottom is basically hollowed out.
With the exhaustion of resources, every stone deserves our careful consideration. This is also a good opportunity to study and research to get a fine monty bead. Let's briefly talk about the characteristics of some high-quality rough stones, so that everyone can better select and collect them.
Conventional identification methods are:
1, patina: the nine-eye stone on the surface has a patina like porcelain skin, which is extremely oily and comparable to the smoothness of jade.
2. Skin color: skin color is basically in the range of yellow, black, brown and other colors, and there are few white faces. Generally, white or white yellow is basically the effect of grinding underground materials. Colors with strong color contrast are even more beautiful.
3. Relief: The higher the relief of Jiuyan Stone, the better. The smoother the relief, the better. The more eyes. Relief eye works better when used together, and some collectors call it "Lianba".
4. Volume: Nine-eye stone rarely exceeds 15 cm, generally ranging from several millimeters to several centimeters. The original stone above 5 cm is already very large, so the bigger the volume, the better. The more "8" or "eyes", the better.
5. Pictographs: Nine-eye stone pictographs have extremely high collection value.
6. Beads: Natural nine-eyed dzi beads (ground materials) can be worn directly, which is more ornamental and collectible. Generally, the singular "eye" of 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9 is the top grade. Of course, the more eyes, the higher the grade, and the more obvious the color contrast, the better.
The eye patterns and materials of Mongolian dzi beads are changeable, and they often marvel at the magic of nature. As time goes on, they can feel the uniqueness of everyone more and more. On the other hand, the original stone of many nine-eye shale has its own aesthetic feeling and is not suitable for polishing into Mongolian dzi beads. As a drama, it is unique and deserves our careful appreciation.
Expand Mongolia Pearl
Mont Tianzhu is a nine-eye shale. From the name, it seems to be a dzi bead without eyes, so it is not a cute dzi bead. Mongolian dzi beads with eyes are the' normal form', Mongolian dzi beads with good eyes are a minority, and even fewer have eyes! There is also a kind of "artistic conception" bead in Mongolian dzi beads, which is also very rare, especially: "Realistic artistic conception means beauty.
Artistic conception form of characters
The artistic conception beads of some characters of Meng Tianzhu can be called "sitting Buddha, lying Buddha, standing Buddha, worshiping Buddha, realizing Taoism, Guanyin (red), asking for heaven, etc." Most of them are faceless figures, and if they have faces, they are even more precious and rare! This kind of artistic conception bead with natural color, which is composed of eyes or outlined by a set of lines, is extremely rare and shocking, and we have to marvel at the magic of nature! The more vivid the graphics, the more precious the colors.
Second, the artistic conception of landscape
If there is a natural landscape on a Mongolian dzi bead, then the colors such as ink and painting are similar to an abstract landscape painting, with far-reaching artistic conception. This artistic conception of mountains and rivers with flowing colors is not visible to everyone, and it has a lot to do with personal artistic accomplishment. Some people can't see it, and some people are convinced at first sight, not suitable for everyone, but for people who understand. If you are an artist, it is highly recommended to collect this kind of Mongolian dzi beads, which is worthwhile and highly collectible! ! Good "is even more precious!
Three artistic forms of flowers and birds
This kind of Mongolian dzi beads is also rare, some like some plants, some like some animals, collectively known as "the artistic conception of flowers and birds". If there is a similarity of 7 points, it is already a good artistic conception of flowers and birds! Don't pursue the same as 100%, only value the similarity in form. Personally, I have seen Sunflower, Lotus, Plum Blossom, Dragon Like Birds Like Wolves Like Insects and so on.