Australian chalcedony is Australian jade, also known as Australian green treasure, Nanyang jade and Australian jade. Named after being produced in Australia. Because of its green color, it is very popular with everyone. It is translucent, crystal clear and fine-grained. It is an aphanitic SiO2 _ 2, mineralogically called chalcedony or chalcedony.

The gemological name of chrysotile is "chalcedony", and Australian jade is a kind of chrysotile containing Ni, which is an aphanitic aggregate. It is green, often with yellow and blue tones, and the colors are very delicate, slightly transparent to translucent. The high quality is bright apple green with uniform color. The density is 2.6g/cm3, the Mohs hardness is 6.5-7.5 and the refractive index is 1.54.

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Due to the special geological environment, the texture of Australian jadeite presents an obvious internet structure inside the gem, so it is more susceptible to the influence of the environment than other gems, and then discolors.

Australian jade is a rare material. With the prevalence of Chinese style in the world, this kind of green natural gem, which is deeply loved by China culture, was finally introduced to China, and it was quickly applied in the jewelry industry, and pendants and inlaid products emerged one after another.

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