Nephrite is a unique variety in the Chinese jewelry and jade market, which is the result of China's long jade culture. There are many commercial names for nephrite. Some are named after nephrite where the place of origin is nephrite, and some are named after color. The distinction of types is not as complicated as [...]
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China is a country with a well-developed jade culture, and serpentine is a kind of colored gemstones. The editor of Baolong will briefly introduce: Serpentine is named because its texture is similar to that of snakeskin. It has a lower hardness and a higher yield. Therefore, the material most often encountered by carvers is serpentine. [...]
When the crystal clear crystal was discovered, humans believed that it was an eternally condensed ice crystal given to the world by the gods in order to preserve water forever, so all transparent quartz was called crystal. Quartz is the most abundant mineral in the earth's crust. It is found in almost all strata. There [...]
The chemical composition of crystal is pure silica with a specific gravity of 2.66, which is very stable. Unlike other gems, which contain many other elements or contained substances, the specific gravity will be in a range. Its refractive index is 1.544～1.553. , The birefringence difference is 0.009, the dispersion rate is 0.013, and the [...]
The crystal we are talking about is mostly this colorless and transparent crystal, but its English name is not Colorless Quartz but RockCrystal. The word Crystal comes from the Greek word krustallos, which means ice, because the ancient Greeks thought it was an eternal ice crystal given by the gods, so it was named after [...]
The name of the amethyst is derived from Greek mythology. Bacchus, the god of wine, was ridiculed by the moon god Diana, and decided to find someone to vent his anger. It happened that the beautiful young girl Amethyst passed by and became a scapegoat, and was attacked by the tigers brought by the Bacchus. [...]
Amethyst Ametrine is a crystal with two colors of amethyst and citrine at the same time. Its English name combines the prefix of amethyst and the suffix of citrine to become the English word Ametrine specially used for this kind of gemstone. Amethyst is formed when the crystal is formed, one end of the crystal [...]
Because of the different colors and textures of crystals, there are many varieties. Hair crystals and tiger eye crystals are rare varieties, and they are also carved into various jewelry for sale. Aventurine Quartz (Aventurine Quartz) contains green mica flake-like inclusions of green mica. Observing under a magnifying glass, it can be found that the [...]
In the jewellery market, you can also see a variety of cryptocrystalline quartz, which is colorful and made into rings, pendants, ornaments, etc. It is inexpensive and very popular. This is chalcedony. Chalcedony is another series of gemstones in the quartz family. There are many types of gemstones belonging to the chalcedony system with different [...]
Quartz is the most abundant mineral in the earth's crust. Chalcedony is also quite common in the strata. It often coexists with many different minerals. Therefore, chalcedony gems often appear in front of the world in different appearances. Some special chalcedony is a masterpiece of nature, and it is the favorite of collectors. Because chalcedony [...]