In our daily life, we often hear people talk about "stone" and "jade", which seem to be similar, but in fact they are very different. So, how do you tell the difference between these two, so I'm on our journey of discovery and sharing with you all sorts of things you need to know about differentiating stone from jade.
First of all, we need to know that stone is not a single thing, it is a broad term that includes many different substances. They may be a quartz grain, a granite fragment, or an obsidian flake. They may be thick shale layers, hills formed by accumulations of rock created by volcanic eruptions thousands of years ago, or moraines formed by glaciers pushing rocks into the ocean. Simple angular stones, crystal-like compact rocks, each with its own hardness and texture.
Jade, on the other hand, is a pure and hard mineral composed mainly of silicates and oxides, and has good cutting and polishing properties, making it an ideal material for carving and processing. The colors of jade are also rich and colorful, including green, yellow, white, black, red, blue, purple and other colors. On smooth surfaces, they can reflect the sun's rays, sparkling.
Secondly, they also have significant differences in hardness and toughness. Stone is usually less hard than jade, which is very hard and tough. In terms of hardness, most stones are below 6 on the Mohs scale, while real jade is even higher, and jadeite such as jadeite can reach around 7, which allows jade to leave marks on hard objects such as stones.
So how do we distinguish them from the outside?The appearance of jade is usually shiny, rich in color, and hard in texture. And stones, especially ordinary stones, are relatively plain in color and texture, not so bright and hard. Many stones have pigmented iron oxides, which make their color and appearance appear more "earthy". Jade, on the other hand, has colorless or very light-colored iron oxides, and they look more "clean".
However, the final identification requires specialized knowledge and skill. Although human eye observation and hardness testing help us to make rough judgments, with the help of professional testing equipment and experienced appraisers, we can more accurately identify the authenticity of substances and prevent the purchase of counterfeit jade.
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