Jade, also known as jadeite, has dual characteristics. Since it is called a gem, it can be included in the five precious gems. Also known as jade, it is the king of jade. Specific geological conditions constitute the humanistic connotation of jadeite jade culture, bearing the vein of jade and precious stones; So we can see two characteristics from its basic characteristics.

Jade is jade, also called jadeite, jadeite and Burmese jade, which is a kind of jade.

Therefore, jadeite belongs to gems, the natural jewel jade in gems, and the "natural jade" in "gems/natural jewel jade".

Jadeite, according to the domestic view, is a kind of jade, which belongs to jadeite and originated in Myanmar. About the middle and late Qing Dynasty, they entered China in large numbers and were loved by Empress Dowager Cixi. At that time, jade became a plaything in the hands of princes and nobles inside and outside the court. Known as the king of jade.

What's the difference between jade and stone?

1, weighing, identifying jadeite raw stone and ordinary stone can be weighed, jadeite raw stone has higher density and heavier weight naturally, so it will feel heavy to weigh it in your hand. Ordinary stones have a loose structure and are lighter to hold in your hand.

2, the chemical composition is different. Broadly speaking, jade and jadeite are both stones, and the ancients said that the beauty of stones is jade. Mineralogy, jadeite is divided into jadeite, namely jadeite, belonging to pyroxene, monoclinic system and perfect cleavage.

3. Composition difference between jadeite and jade: Jade is nephrite, and the main mineral components are tremolite and actinolite. Jadeite belongs to jadeite, and its main mineral components are omphacite and named pyroxene. The Mohs hardness of traditional jade is 0-5, while the Mohs hardness of jadeite is 5-5, which is the hardest jade.

4. Structural differences. Putting jadeite and jadeite under the lamp, we can see that the internal structure of jadeite is granular, and jadeite is a fiber-intertwined structure. Relatively speaking, jade is much more beautiful than jade. The color of jadeite looks very uniform, unlike jadeite with different shades.

How to tell whether a bracelet is jade or stone?

/Look at the color, the bracelets are mostly dyed, so their color distribution is uniform; The natural color distribution of seasonal bracelets and jade bracelets is different.

Jade with poor transparency is considered to have a short head or no head. According to the thickness of jadeite jade, we can see its light transmission ability. Most jadeites are translucent or opaque. The higher the transparency of jadeite, the more water heads, the higher the quality and the higher the value.

The two materials can be distinguished as follows: color: the color of marble is relatively simple, usually white, gray, black and so on. And the color of jade is very rich, with green, white, purple, yellow and other colors.

The hardness of jade bracelet is different from that of jade bracelet: jade bracelet belongs to jadeite, and Hetian jade bracelet belongs to nephrite. Compared with Hetian jade bracelet, jade bracelet has stronger texture and higher hardness, so its compression resistance is generally better than Hetian jade bracelet. Jade itself is jade, which is a category of jade.

What kind of stone is jadeite?

1. Jade is a mineral aggregate composed of jadeite or jadeite, sodium (sodalite) and sodalite (omphacite). Its correct definition is fibrous aggregate composed of pyroxene minerals with jadeite as the main component, which may contain a small amount of other minerals and impurities.

2. Jade is made of rock; In fact, it is an aggregate composed of pyroxene minerals and amphibole minerals, mainly jadeite. Strictly speaking, jadeite should be called jadeite or green pyroxene. Jadeite is actually a commercial name.

3. Actually, jadeite is a stone, and the unsolvable jadeite is called the original stone, so the transaction of jadeite original stone is also called gambling stone. Jade in a broad sense refers to the commercial name of gemstone jade with commercial value, which is the general name of gemstone jade with various colors. The concept of jadeite in a narrow sense refers to those green gem-grade jadeite rocks.

4. The main component of jadeite is sodium aluminosilicate, but this chemical substance is naturally formed, and jadeite is actually a jadeite rock. Mainly composed of jadeite minerals, it is a kind of jadeite or pyroxene.