1, looking for sand print. All real cinnabar, pure cinnabar and high-content cinnabar have a very obvious feature, which is what we call sand print. The bottom of cinnabar is black because in the production process, the precipitation of crystals is also called sand print, which is an important symbol of natural cinnabar. So if you want to invite cinnabar, the first thing to do is to find sand prints. Cinnabar with sand marks is the real high-content cinnabar.

2. Look at the color. Most cinnabar on the market is powdered cinnabar. Except Zijin sand, the colors of cinnabar ornaments are orange and reddish, not big red. Tell you a simple and rude method, directly search the imperial calligraphy of the Ming and Qing emperors to a certain extent, save the pictures, compare them and see if they are true or false.

3. Look at the gloss. The gloss of real cinnabar and fake cinnabar is also different. Cinnabar is called soft ruby. As long as it is called a gem, the three elements of a gem: gorgeous, durable and rare, must be one of them. In this way, just look at the reflection point. The reflection point of real cinnabar is much brighter than that of fake cinnabar.

Step 4 weigh. Cinnabar is a natural mineral, so it has a certain density and oppressive feeling. Imitations such as resin and plastic are lighter in weight. If you want to compare them, you can tell the truth from the false.

5, look at the hole. Real cinnabar jewelry, there will be more or less residual cinnabar powder in the channel, which will stay on the line when threading, while fake cinnabar will not, so this is the simplest and most effective way to distinguish between true and false cinnabar.