| Jade is Stone of China in the world; it is Stone of Heaven
in China! In Chinese culture, "Gold has a value but jade is invaluable."
When you wear a jade item, the jade is warmed by body temperature,
it may emits long-wave Bio-Spectrums, Negative
Ion, Magnetic Super Long Waves to eliminate harmful waste
toxins from your body.
Jade is natural gem stone found in mountains or
riverbeds. True jade is generally classified into
soft jade ( nephrite)
, so-called
" ancient jade" and hard
jade ( jadeite) .
Jade produced in China is mostly soft jade (nephrite). Most jade
used in Chinese history is nephrite. Hard jade (jadeite) is mostly
from Myanmar ( Burma) after Ming
Dynasty (about 600 years ago) or closed province of Yunnan
in China. Generally speaking, jadeite is more popular and
valuable than the nephrite after Qing dynasty in China. Most popular
colors of jade are green and white. Nephrite is one kind of Tremolite or
Actinolite, naturally light green but may occur in any
colors. Its chemical formula
is Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2, basic is calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg),
iron (Fe) and silicate (Si). Hardness: 4.0-
6.5. Nephrite is valued for its purity; its smooth glossy appearance,
softer for fine carved or stamped.
Some of the famous Chinese Nephrite are:
1. "Huotian Jade"--
The most famous Nephrite is from Huotian, Xinjiang Province of China
which has different colors included purity white (more Ca), green
(more Fe and Mg), yellow (more Fe+++), brown (more brown iron ore),
black or gray (more graphite).
2. "Xiuyan Jade" (Xiu-Yu)
-- is from Xiuyan, Liaoning Province of China with white or light
green color usually.
Chinese use Xiuyan Jade for more than 4000 years. It's one of the
most popular Nephrite in market today. See a picture
of Xiuyan Jade on top of this web page. We have many Xiuyao
Jade Necklace on sale.
3. "Lantian Jade" -- is from Lantian,
Shanxi Province of China which is a famous blue or gray Nephrite.
4. "Nanyang Jade" (also called "Dushan
Jade") --is from Dushan area of Nanyang, Henan Province
of China. It's the hardest Nephrite (hardness: 6.0-6.5). Chinese
use Nanyang Jade for more than 6000 years.
5. "Fongtian Jade" --is from Taiwan.
6. "Zipao
Jade" 
("Purple Jade") --with beautiful colors of green and dark
purple, is from Guizhou Province of China. (See a picture
of purple jade.) Try our Purple
Jade items.
Jadeite is naturally light to dark green but may
be cream, gray, white, or a mixture of white and light green. Occasionally
also yellow, pink, purple, brown, and black or dark-red (more Fe).
It is brighter, more vivid colorful and wear-resistanting. Jadeite
is a mineral made up of Sodium (Na) aluminum (Al) silicate (Si),
chemical formula is NaAlSi2O6, hardness is 7.0.
The more valuable common form of Jadeite today, known as "Imperial
Jade", is emerald-green (more Cr) or
burgundy (more Fe) in color, is called Feicui Jade
 .
Most Feicui stone is exported from Myanmar (Burma)
to China (a few from Yunnan Province of China) where
it is carved into gems and figures and known as "Chinese
Jade" which is actually "Myanmar (Burman) Jade",
to distinguish it from all other jade. "Chinese Jade", especially
"Chinese Jadeite" has a higher market value all over the
world, more valuable than Mexican Jade, Russian Jade, American
Jade and Turkey Jade. Try
our Jadeite Pig Charm for the Year of the Pig.
Most jade items sold on our website are Chinese (Myanmar) Jadeite.
We sell the true jade items or high quality
jade simulants (see below) but Not the
very high quality jade jewelry which may cost you from $100 to $10000
each.
Some Jade Simulants are also called "jade"
sometimes. These are gem stones too, but not true jade and their
hardness is lower than jade, included 4 classes as following:
1. Serpentine: chemical formula is X 2-3 Si 2
O 5 (OH) 4 (X = Mg, Fe2+, Fe3+, Ni , Al, Zn, or Mn), hardness is
2.0-5.0.
2. Onyx Marble (Carbonate): chemical
formula is Calcium carbonate (CaCO3), hardness is 2-3
3. Feldspar: Lapis Lazuli, included Lazulite,
Lazurite etc.
4. Quartz::
chemical formula is silicon dioxide (SiO2), quartz can be subdivided
into 2 types -macrocrystalline and cryptocrystalline.
Most common rock crystals are macrocrystalline.
The cryptocrystalline with hardness 7.0 and color is more close
to true jade. One of the famous cryptocrystalline quartz is Agate
(Carnelian) which has burgundy color. It is also called "Red
Jade" in China and has similar value to red Jadeite.
Another cryptocrystalline quartz used as "jade" in Chinese
history is jasper which lacks transparency, also
called "Green Jade". Crystal and Agate
both have the same chemical formula: SiO2, hardness is 7.0. So-called
"Dong-Ling Jade" (Aventurine)
with green, red or other colors from China, India or other countries
is also belong to this group. This is the natural crystal
stone but not the real jade.
We have pictures of Agate
on our website. Try our Red or
Black Agate Necklace items. Try
our Crystal Items.
Jade in China is still seen as containing properties that promote
good health, good luck and protection. Carved ritualistic and ornamental
objects continue to play an indispensable role in many aspects of
Chinese life. They are an eternal symbol of an ancient civilization.
Jade is the royal gemstone in China.
Jade is the extremely hard stone (6.5 to 7.0). It was a Royal Gemstone
in China and Asia, used as the Emperor Seal
in the Palace, as the totems and the Essence of Heaven and the Earth
in eastern religion. Of all materials in the world of Chinese antiquities,
jade best exemplifies the essential aspects of Chinese culture. It
is used for both spiritual and ornamental purposes. It is the symbol
of power and associated with heroes, the symbols of pure, noble and
sublime, and stands for morality. It is also a symbol of ethics and
norms. In ancient times, only aristocrats could own jade wares. The
imperial seal of the Qin dynasty, the
first feudal society in China, was made of jade.
Jade has been the symbol of love
and virtue for thousands of years in China. It was used for ritual
utensil, funeral utensils, accessories, currency, weapons, diplomatic
gifts, musical instruments (since the sound is pleasing to the ear
and travels far) and food containers. It was not just a piece of
jewelry, it was a part of one's being
-- a gentleman would never discard his jade ornaments in Chinese
culture.
Chinese people believed that jade
ornaments could resist invasion
of evil influence and create safety.
The Taoists believed jade could
keep one immortal physically. Jade carvings are used as amulets
to protect people from disease
and calm their emotions with spirituality in Buddhism. Confucius even concluded jade had many
virtues, namely benevolence, fidelity, courtesy, etiquette, wisdom
and sincerity, etc. Yu means jade and Di means king in Chinese,
then Yu-Di means the King of Heaven.
How to Select Chinese Zodiac
Symbol Jade feng shui charms
It's perfect for necklace, tassel, ornament,
amulet, jade pendants, jewelry, used for cellular phone, key
chain, hand bag, or as birthday gift, feng shui charms, Feng
shui symbolism, talisman.
You may select a Chinese Zodiac Symbol feng shui
charm for Your Future, Your Goals,
or a Problem by their Feng Shui Symbols;
You may select a Chinese Zodiac Symbol animal
fengshui charm by matching the birth year to celebrate
a Birthday of happiness and good luck;
You may select a Chinese Zodiac
Symbol animal fengshui charm matched to this year
for a good lucky wish for the whole year, except
those people who are the animal of this year -- "Fan
Tai Sui" *;
You may select a Chinese Zodiac Symbol animal
feng shui charm matched to the following year for
Happy New Year's gift;
You may select a Chinese Zodiac Symbol animal or
feng shui charm to someone you love whose animal symbol is suitable
to yours for good luck in the relationship between you, or
You may select a Chinese Zodiac Symbols jade
animal charm suitable to someone's animal symbol for his or her
good friendship.
*Fan Tai Sui --
It means that your name, your animal sign or something else against
the God on Duty of This Year in Traditional Chinese Astrology. For
example, the Pig and Snake
are "Fan Tai Sui" in the Year of the Pig (2007).
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