1, the density of white jade is lower than that of Hetian jade, so afghanistan jade products will look lighter in your hand, while Hetian jade has high density and good quality, so it feels oppressive in your hand.

2. The hardness of white jade is below five, and you can carve traces on the surface of jade with an ordinary metal knife. Hetian jade has a high hardness, ranging from 6.2 to 7.2. It is difficult for ordinary metal knives to carve marks on Hetian jade.

3. White jade has low carbonate density, so its transparency is higher than Hetian jade. White jade products become waxy luster after polishing, and Hetian jade becomes oily luster. White jade particles are thicker than Hetian jade, and the feel is far less delicate than Hetian jade.

4. White jade has extremely low value and can be used as a handicraft, but it has no collection value. With the decrease of mineral resources, the price of Hetian jade has increased year by year, and the collection has appreciated rapidly. It can reach the oil-white hetian jade like white jade, and the price is definitely not acceptable to ordinary people.

Extended data:

The difference between white jade and white jade;

1, the composition is different.

Composition of white jadeite: jadeite is the main component, followed by omphacite, sodalite, aegirine, amphibole and albite. Sodium aluminosilicate, mineral composition.

White jade composition: calcium magnesium silicate, mineral composition is mainly tremolite, with a small amount of actinolite.

2. The place of origin is different.

Origin of white jadeite: The main origin of jadeite is Myanmar.

Origin of white jade: Hotan, Xinjiang, China, Qinghai, Russian, Chunchuan, South Korea and Canada (mainly jasper).

3. The culture involved is different.

White Emerald Culture: Emerald has entered China from Myanmar for one or two hundred years. Because of the love of Empress Dowager Cixi, it gradually penetrated into the people, and its cultural background was much worse than Hetian jade.

White jade culture: Jade has a history of 8,000 years in China and has a profound cultural heritage. Jade has five virtues: benevolence, righteousness, wisdom, courage and purity. The ancients often said that a modest gentleman is as gentle as jade. So the cultural background is much thicker than jade.

4. Different people are suitable for wearing.

White jade has a bright and colorful personality, which is more suitable for women and will make women more charming and glorious. And men are suitable for wearing white jade, which will make men look elegant, calm and restrained.

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