Burmese jadeite

First, Burmese jade is also called jadeite.

It was very popular in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China: for example, a jade age tube by Rong Lu, Minister of the Interior of the Qing Dynasty, was worth 13000 taels of gold. In the mid-1930s, Wang Tie Yuting in Beijing had a bracelet, which was sold to Du in Shanghai for 40,000 silver dollars. ?

Myanmar jadeite is bright and clean because of its high hardness. Moreover, good jadeite is bright and peaceful in color and has high preservation and collection value, so it is called "the king of jade". It is loved by many people who love and wear jade. Japan and New Zealand also regard jade as their "national stone". Due to the special geographical relationship that jadeite is produced in Qingdian, near China, and most of the finished products are processed in China, and the special preference of China people for jadeite, western countries generally consider jadeite as the "national jade" of China. ?

Second, the color of Burmese jadeite?

Due to different regional customs, the color of Burmese jadeite is slightly different. In the jade kingdom of Myanmar, jadeite can be divided into three categories, with a grade of 12. The domestic jewelry industry divides jadeite into more than 30 grades according to its color. Generally speaking, the tones of jade in the Qing Dynasty can be roughly divided into the following six categories.

1, white. Basically does not contain other impurity elements. ?

2, red. Contains the chemical element iron < FC3+ >. ?

3. green. < Cr > containing more than 2% chromium. ?

4, black. Containing more than 2% of 〈Cr〉 and Fe < Fe2+ >?

5, yellow. Contains tantalum.

6, purple. Contains elements < iron > chromium, iron, iron and cobalt. ?

In particular, the green color in Burmese jade can be worn regardless of status, status, age and gender, except for its bright color and excellent durability. Therefore, it conforms to the implicit, peaceful, Wen Ya and cordial character of China people. The social demand is growing day by day. Prices have also doubled or even hundredfold. At present, the price of a jade bracelet in the international market has reached 10 million yuan. Even Myanmar jadeite ornaments with slightly inferior jadeite color are expensive as long as they are genuine A goods with sufficient water head, clear technology and harmonious colors.