What is Hetian Jade Elaeagnus angustifolia?

Among several pigments in Hetian jade, "Duck Egg Green" and "Elaeagnus angustifolia Green" are loved by more and more collectors because of their scarce output, fresh and pure color and delicate texture.

Duck egg pendant

But many jade friends don't know how to distinguish between "duck egg green" and "Elaeagnus angustifolia". What color is Elaeagnus angustifolia and "duck egg green"? What are their characteristics? Today, let's talk about "duck egg green" and "Elaeagnus angustifolia green" in Hetian jade pigment system.

Duck egg pendant

Duck egg green, originally the leftover material of Jasper, was rarely paid attention to at first. Because of its delicate, oily and pure jade, it has almost no black spots, cotton and strength, and its color is calm and unobtrusive. Various advantages make it gradually enter people's field of vision.

Hetian jade duck egg Qingyuan stone

At first, the definition of duck egg green originally refers to those very fine substances whose density can reach the level of light approaching unstructured substances, which are called duck egg green. However, now many people just call them duck egg green when they see similar colors. Compared with Elaeagnus angustifolia, the substance of duck egg white is water and easy to have sex.

Zhou Ajian duck egg, green vegetable fairy

Duck eggs are blue-green, mainly pink-green, which can be divided into three color systems: sky blue, oil blue and China white. The blue color of duck eggs varies greatly under different light, for example, it is "blue" in indoor natural light, delicate and oily, but it is light "green" in outdoor sunlight, which is more moist than indoor.

Hu Wei ya Dan green micro-carving luoshenfu

Elaeagnus angustifolia is a scarce material in Hetian sapphire. Its meat is delicate and moist, and its fat feeling is even after grinding, and it has no structure. Elaeagnus angustifolia is classified as jadeite, but its composition is different from ordinary jadeite. It has poor light transmittance and high amphibole content, so the meat is sandy, like delicate mung bean paste, which has a unique texture at first.

Hetian jade seed material Elaeagnus angustifolia

Hetian jade Elaeagnus angustifolia is blue-green, mainly cyan, and the color is too blue-green (with white powder as the background), which is not a single cyan, just like the blue-white sand skin floating on the bark of Elaeagnus angustifolia. The color changes greatly under different light, sometimes it is shallow grass green, sometimes it is blue-green and sometimes it is gray-green.

Hetian jade Elaeagnus angustifolia Qingyuan stone

Specimen of Elaeagnus angustifolia raw materials

Because everyone's preferences are different, the understanding and recognition of Elaeagnus angustifolia and duck egg green are inevitably biased, but everyone's pursuit of good quality is eternal. No matter what color system or tone, good jade is really good!

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