The quality, texture and origin of Hetian jade determine its price, and the price depends on its texture and origin.
The price of Hetian jade seed material cannot be measured by grams. Xinjiang Hetian jade seed material has advantages and disadvantages, and the price is naturally uneven. The production environment of Hetian jade from different producing areas has its own characteristics, so the quality of Hetian jade will be different.
Extended data:
Hetian jade belongs to tremolite jade, which belongs to calcareous amphibole subfamily of amphibole minerals and is a member of tremolite iron actinolite series minerals. Its chemical formula is Ca2(Mg, Fe2+) 5 [Si8O22] (OH) 2, and magnesium and iron can be completely isomorphic.
Hetian jade is mainly composed of tremolite and actinolite, both of which belong to monoclinic system. The common crystal forms of these two minerals are columnar, fibrous and leaflike, and Hetian jade is the aggregate of these fibrous minerals.
References:
Baidu encyclopedia-Hotan jade