How to distinguish Xixia jade from Hetian jade
Xixia jade is an altered ultrabasic rock mainly distributed in Xixia County, Henan Province. Xixia jade was discovered in the 1960s. It was only mined in the 1970s. Now the annual output has reached tens of thousands of tons. Sold to Beijing, Guangdong, Henan, Liaoning and other places. The main mineral composition of Xixia jade is 80%-95%, followed by magnetite, tremolite, actinolite and a small amount of calcite. Fine texture, compact and hard, Mohs hardness 5-6, slightly transparent to translucent, milky white, grease luster or glass luster, density of about 2.7, large block, less cracks, yellow, brown, red stone skin outside jade. Currently in the online and antique market Xixia jade is often used to pretend to Xinjiang Hetian jade, which is very deceptive. How to distinguish Xixia jade and Hetian jade? As long as you master the following points, it is easy to distinguish. 1. Xixia jade is more delicate, there is no jade flower, sometimes blocky, agglomerated cotton wool, and Tian Baiyu can see the fine small cloud-like, cloud-like structure of jade flower. 2. The white Xixia jade is a bit grayish pale, and the other colors are more vivid. The yellow skin is often used to pretend to be a sub-material. The skin color is very tender and uniform. 3. Xixia jade light observation, it is very dull, poor light transmission. Hetian jade feels brighter when it is light-transparent, but it is not very transparent. This is because Hetian jade has a special internal structure, and the light is diffused in the jade. 4. The hardness of Xixia jade is slightly lower than that of Tianyu, the Mohs hardness is 5-6, the strength of Hetian jade is about 6.5, and the Mohs hardness of glass is 5. Although Xixia jade can cut glass, its surface sometimes Leave scars, and Hetian jade will never. 5. Although the surface of Xixia jade is very delicate, when it is observed with a magnifying glass of 10-20 times, it will find pockmarks with small depressions, and Hetian jade has both depressions and bulges, and sometimes can be seen by hand polishing. Follow the lines in a certain direction, learn to use a 20-fold magnifying glass to observe the surface of the jade, sum up some rules, will definitely let you see what others can not see, so less less tuition, less detours. In addition, Xixia County of Henan Province also produces black and green jasper, which is very similar to Xinjiang Jasper. Xixia jade is also a good jade with large block, less cracks and good polishing properties. It is mainly used for engraving of large ornaments. As long as you don't fake Hetian jade, you can get illegal profits. Night Clothes,Home Wear,Long Sleeve Nightcloth,Long Sleeve Pajamas SHAOXING YINBO IMP&EXP CO.,LTD , https://www.yinbotex.com
