5. Common Jade Varieties
Jade, as a building material, has good application and innovation in the field of architectural design. Let’s learn about the common varieties of jade. What are the specific characteristics?
1) Ancient sapphire
Produced in Pakistan, the background color is dark green, and the layout texture has a yellow-brown texture and root line. Some green backgrounds have flocculent white flowers. There are fewer cracks, some of which are located inside the yellow-brown line, with fewer holes. There are a few holes in the yellow-brown scar, and the jade is delicate and has good permeability.
2) Light sapphire
Produced in Pakistan, with a light green background a yellow-brown texture, and a root line on the layout. The green background has flocculent white flowers. There are many cracks, and more holes than in ancient sapphire, and most of the holes are in yellow-brown scars. It’s just that it’s more transparent and delicate than ancient sapphire.
3) Afghan sapphire
The background color is alternating light green and white, with a small number of yellow lines on the layout and no large yellow-brown scars. The green background has a white texture. There are fewer cracks and no holes. The stone is delicate and more transparent than ancient sapphire and light sapphire, with weaker overall permeability.
4) Ba Yu
The background color is the lightest in the sapphire series, with a light blue color approaching light yellow. The layout has small yellowish-brown root lines, some with flocculent white flowers, and a small amount of yellowish-brown scars. There are many cracks and no holes. The stone is delicate and belongs to the most transparent sapphire series.
5) Zhujie Jade
Produced in Pakistan, the background color is green, yellow-brown, and white stripes that meet to form a horizontal texture. There are many green stripes, and there are vertical yellow-brown root lines and a few cracks in the layout. The horizontal texture is partially staggered and neat. There are many holes in the yellow-brown root zone, with average stone quality, and good permeability in the green and white parts.
6) Jinsiyu
Produced in Pakistan, similar to bamboo joint jade, but with a more reddish brown texture, the overall layout is mostly reddish brown and turquoise, without yellow-brown scars. There are no pores, but there is black bile in some areas, with weak permeability and average stone quality.
7) Snow White
Produced in Iran, with a milky white background, a small amount of yellow roots, dark cracks, no pores, delicate stone texture, and strong permeability. Generally, there are small patterns in the shape of nail marks, with watermarks or some yellow lines distributed.
8) Golden silk white jade
Produced in Iran, the background color is milky white, transparent white, with many yellow lines and lines, many cracks, no pores, fine stone texture, and strong permeability.
9) Afghan White Jade
The background color is light yellow, with flocculent white flowers in the layout, local red lines, and reddish brown scars. There are few cracks, and no pores, and the stone is delicate with strong permeability.
10) Agate jade
Produced in Mexico, the background color is golden yellow, and the layout has many small white lines, a red flower-like texture, and a black texture, with large white and black scars in some areas. There are few cracks, and no pores, and the stone is delicate with strong permeability.
11) Red Dragon Jade
Compared to agate jade, the background color is lighter, with fewer white lines and no black scars. There are red flower-like textures in some areas and white jade textures in some areas. There are many hidden cracks, no pores, and the stone is delicate with strong permeability
12) Succinic jade
The background color is light yellow, with alternating white and red stripes, with feather-shaped crystals in the light band. There are few cracks and no holes, and the yellow base stone is relatively fine, while the white base stone is relatively coarse and has good permeability
13) Pineapple jade
Produced in Mexico, with a light yellow background and alternating shades of red flower-like texture, partially mixed with white flower-like texture. There are fewer cracks, and more small pores, and the stone is coarser and more permeable than red dragon jade.
14) Purple Jade
Produced in Iran, the background color is light purple and pink, and the layout has a white flocculent texture, with a few yellow and black stripes. There are few cracks, and no pores, and the stone is delicate with strong permeability.
15) Shanshui Jade
Produced in Iran, the background color can be divided into a white background and a yellow background, and now it is mostly a yellow background, that is yellow-brown background. The layout has a gray and black flower-like texture crisscross, distributed in the shape of Shan Shui, with local brown stripes and black brown root lines. There are few cracks, and no pores, and the stone is relatively fine with good permeability.
16) Tiger Jade
Produced in Türkiye, the background color is reddish brown or coffee, and the layout has dotted jade and textured jade distribution, with large yellow-brown stripes in some parts. There are few cracks, and many small pores, and the stone is rough and sparse, with weak permeability. Some parts with grain-like jade texture have a sense of permeability.
17) Jin Lan Yu
Produced in Iran, the layout is blue with a few flocculent flowers, cracks, and vertical yellow lines. The texture of the layout is delicate and soft.
There are also other good jade stones. The picture of the large board is as follows, Let’s enjoy it together
The surface of the jade and stone board changes greatly, and it is necessary to look at the large board to see the entire picture clearly. The texture of each large board is different. The brilliant colors and delicate texture of jade are as smooth as baby skin, making people ecstatic.
