Jade has a soft and hard point. Do you know what is nephrite?

There are many members of the jade family. People generally divide the jade into two factions - jadeite and nephrite, and the standard for dividing the hardness is naturally their hardness. The color of the nephrite is uniform and the texture is delicate. It is very popular in the market. Do you know which jade is nephrite? A small editor of China Jewelry Merchants Network will tell you.

What kind of jade is called nephrite?

Nephrite is a natural jade with a hardness of less than 6. It is mainly composed of tremolite, actinolite and other gemstone-rich calcium-magnesium silicate. The jade is made of fine amphibole mineral crystals in a fibrous form. The texture is delicate and gentle.

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There are many kinds of nephrite, the color is determined by the composition of tremolite and actinolite. One of the main producing areas of soft jade in Hotan, Xinjiang, China, is also known as Hetian jade. It is also the top jade variety in nephrite. It has always been highly sought after by the Chinese.

Which jade is nephrite?

There are many varieties of nephrite, mainly based on Hetian jade. If jadeite is distinguished by color difference, there are seven kinds, namely white jade, sheep fat jade, sapphire, topaz, sugar jade, ink jade, jasper. These seven jade colors are different and have their own characteristics.

1 White jade: White jade is pure white, delicate and moist, shiny and translucent, and contains more than 95% of tremolite. It is the fine of Hetian jade.

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2Yangzhiyu: Yangzhiyu is the top grade in white jade. Because it contains more than 99% of tremolite, the texture is more pure and delicate, and the color is like gelatin. Therefore, it is called “goat jade”, which is better than ordinary white jade. One.

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3 Sapphire: Sapphire is the most common variety in the bathroom, usually with azure, turquoise or even gray and white. The color of the sapphire is uniform and has a lustrous luster. It is usually called iron lotus green, bamboo leaf green bear bile.

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4 Topaz: Topaz is the most expensive type of jade. It has a long-term oxidation to form a yellow tone. The color varies from light yellow to dark yellow. The color changes include dense wax yellow, brown color yellow, okra yellow, yellow yellow, egg yolk and so on.

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5 Sugar Jade: Sugar jade is a different type of red jade formed by iron oxide deep into the tremolite. The deep red is called “tiger jade” and the white powder is called “powder jade”.

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6 Moyu: Because the tremolite is black with graphite and other ingredients, the jade is generally waxy, mostly gray or grayish black with black markings.

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7 Jasper: It is mainly green, with some transparency, fine texture and bright colors, because it is produced from the Junggar jade mine, also known as Tianshan jasper.

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Read this article, you know which jade is nephrite! To learn more about jewelry, click on the jewelry culture.

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