Xiuyan jade can be roughly divided into two types: one is old jade, and the seed material in old jade is called Hemo jade, which belongs to tremolite jade. Its simple and dignified texture, pale yellow and white color, is a precious original stone jade; The other is Xiuyan jasper, which is solid, moist, delicate and round, mostly green to lake green, among which dark green, transparent and few defects are treasures.
Characteristics of Xiuyu jade
Xiuyan jade is rich in water, tough in texture, delicate and moist, bright in luster and rich in colors. It has six characteristics: large size, beautiful color, high brightness, pure purity, good density and sufficient hardness. It has been an ideal jade carving material since ancient times. Xiuyan jade is not a single jade species because of its complex material composition, different physical properties and arts and crafts characteristics.
According to the different mineral compositions, xiuyan jade can be divided into three types: serpentine jade, tremolite jade, serpentine jade and tremolite jade mixture, of which serpentine jade is the main one. According to the infrared absorption spectrum curve, it shows the composition of serpentine jade, and contains a small amount of chrysotile and colloidal serpentine. Tremolite is mainly tremolite, and chlorite jade is mainly chlorophyll.