What is a salt source agate?
Recently, a batch of colorful agates with rich colors and fine texture gradually entered people's field of vision. For these agates, merchants took many different names according to their unique colors, such as “Colorful Agate†and “Colorful Jadeâ€. Colorful South Red" and so on. It is said that these beautiful stones are a kind of agate produced in Yanyuan County, Liangshan Prefecture, Sichuan Province. They are similar to the South Red Agate in terms of color, texture and density, and are closer to the South Red producing area of ​​Liangshan. Recently, there are people. Call this a brother of Nanhong. So what is going on?
The source of the salt source agate is located in the Daliangshan area. The geology is loose, the environment is bad, the traffic is inconvenient, and it is easy to cause natural disasters such as mudslides and landslides. It takes two or three days to get into the mountain from Yanyuan County. It is difficult for outsiders to enter. At present, the salt source agate is mainly artificially excavated by local ethnic minorities, and its own production is relatively low, and the salty agate has the same multi-cracking property as the south red, resulting in less yield.
Characteristics of salt source agate
However, salt source agate is very good in density, toughness, jade, and oiliness. As a raw material for carving, it has the following advantages:
1. High hardness. Compared with other jade materials such as Hetian Baiyu, the salt source agate has a higher hardness. Generally, Hetian jade hardness is about 6.0-6.5 Mohs, South Red Agate is about 7.0, and salt source agate can reach 7.5 or even 8, so the stability of the finished product is stronger, and it is conducive to fine work.
2, salt source agate toughness is very good, the carving is not easy to crack, less collapse.
3, salt source agate color is very rich, dense and delicate, the theme of expression is also more broad, which makes it more suitable for skillful carving, especially for the performance of flowers and birds.
In addition, there is still a purple-green agate similar to the color of the agate in the market. There are rumors that the origin of the purple-green agate is Zhejiang, which has attracted the attention of many collectors! This small editor specially consulted the general manager of Panjiayuan's flea market, Shi Junchao, the general manager said that the origin of the purple green agate can be determined is Shangluo, Shaanxi.
The difference between salt source agate and purple green agate
Regardless of the salt source agate or the purple agate, they can be regarded as the brothers of Nanhong. Because they belong to the same agate, the composition is similar. The main component is silica, but the color is different because of the different coloring elements.
In the current market, the price of salt source agate is higher than that of purple agate. The color of agate agate is more abundant and brighter, especially in pink, most of which are impervious. The purple green agate color is darker and the texture is relatively more transparent. This is also the main difference between the two, I hope that friends carefully observe when buying.
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