Agate is more rare and fake agate is more

The word “agate” originated from the Buddhist scriptures and is one of the seven treasures of ancient times. It is a stone of longevity. Because of the beautiful texture, agate has been widely used, collected and worn as an ornament since ancient times. It can make people's skin more white, delicate, and thus be cherished by the world.

The small minerals that make up agate, in addition to chalcedony, sometimes also see a small amount of opal or cryptocrystalline particulate quartz. Strictly speaking, there is no texture pattern feature, can not be called agate, can only call it chalcedony, and some of the chalcedony pattern on the market today is also called "agate." Agate pure white, due to the presence of other metallic elements appear gray, brown, red, blue, green, green, pink green, black and other colors, sometimes several colors are mixed or appear in phases. The agate block is transparent, translucent and opaque, with a shiny glass to waxy luster. There are many varieties according to the thickness and shape of their patterns, and the pattern ribbons are called “onyx” in “缟” shape. Among them, the red ribbon is the most precious one and is called “Red Agate”.

As agate is more and more loved by people in society, the demand is getting bigger and bigger, and the phenomenon of cohabitation is inevitable. Consumers should avoid being deceived, buy desirable agate jewelry, you need to master a certain knowledge of agate identification. Agate stone has a natural color, but also later processed and dyed. The natural colors are mainly red, amber, and white. Among them, the red is expensive. The blue and purple agate jewellery that is on the market is not the true color, but it is dyed after processing. It will fade after a few years. Most of the dyed agate is naturally variegated and it is not easy to directly process jewelry.

The real agate is bright and bright, and the color and light of the fake agate are all worse. The two are more obvious. The natural red agate has a distinct color and the band is very clear. After careful observation, dense red spots are densely arranged on the red band. Most of the fake agate pots imitated with stone have a petal pattern at the bottom, forming a “chrysanthemum bottom”; the dyed blue agate is bright and uniform, giving a false feeling. The fake agate is mostly made of stone and compared with the real agate, the texture is softer. The jade can be used to mark the fake agate, but the genuine product is not drawn. On the surface, real agate is less profane, and fake agate is more. In addition, real agate jewelry is heavier than synthetic agate jewelry.