The beauty of Stone

The beauty of Stone Jade / Jade as "The Royal Gems'
August 6, 2008 by Ventus

Jade-jadeite jade stone was no longer as rock types foreign market like garnet stone, or spinnel, or other precious stones. This stone has a lot of mystery stories and original social circle that is on land China. In the State manufacturer, Jade stone has become the industry board that adequate help his country's economy and is quite popular as a kind of side products is a mainstay of tourism sector, as well as rock legend from the days of imperial dynasties in the Chinese mainland. But China was not only on land, according to information gathered, since 7000 years ago, humans used stone or jade as jade jewelry and weapons. Community Maoris (New Zealand) using jade or jade as a weapon in the war. While in ancient civilization, the Maya, Aztecs, Koreans, and flatter Olmec jade or jade as a gemstone more valuable than gold. While 3000 years before Christ, jade or jade known in China as a "royal gems" (royal gemstone.) Popularity Jade Stone Jade or famous enough to sandangan that jade or jade has a symbol of strength, goodness, beauty, and valuable. Chinese society has also menyanjungi jade or jade as a symbol of intelligence, justice, fortitude, and became a symbol of beauty in women who wear them. This shows jade or jade is so important in Chinese society, especially the Asian community.
Jade or jade is a rock formed from different silica minerals, namely nephrite and jade or jadeite. Nephrite comes from the amphibole mineral actinolite rich with calcium and magnesium. Similarly jade or jadeite jade comes from rocks or jadeitite the proceeds from the rich pyroxene with sodium and aluminum. Jade of the mineral jadeite is rare and valuable jade. Nephrite commonly encountered and nephrite deposits are in China, New Zealand, Russia, Guatemala and the Swiss Alps (Alps mountains). Dark green jade, which was held Canada jade, found in the western portion of Canada. Jadeite found in China, Russia and Guatemala, but the best comes from Myanmar. Jade has a hardness on the Mohs Scale score of 7.
Jade also comes in lavender color that is very popular among the young and the west, white, yellow, brownish red, or black. Natural jade colored red and yellow jade is very rare. Jade with more than two colors is also very valuable. Jade with three colors namely, green, lavender and red is called by the name of Fu Lu Shou, which symbolizes luck, prosperity and langeng. The most precious jade called Wufu Linmen is Jade who has five colors-green, red, lavender, yellow and white.
Jade stone is quite unique in the market and other market characteristics than other stone Honor, because its value is not related to weight and size. A precious stone jade with a round shape can be sold for millions of dollars, in which a jade bracelet probably only worth a few cents. Even in Indonesia there is a cot (bed) from Stone Jade reaching 5 billion price! Not to mention a variety of statues or tools made of stone like Jade dining table and so forth.

There are several elements to distinguish genuine jade-colored green with another stone. To assess the Jade used five criteria: 3Cs (Colour, Clarity, and Cut) and 2Ts (Transluency and Texture).
Color - Color is the most important factor in assessing Jade. High-quality jade has a pure color, strong and bright. Jade is the most ideal color is Emerald Green Strong, but most contain Jade blue or yellow. A good combination between green, blue and yellow can create a bright green color. Jade with pale green, yellowish green or bluish green has a lower value especially when the colors mixed with gray or brown.
Clarity - In addition to color, Clarity also plays an important factor in the quality of jade stone. Clarity is clarity and crystallization jade stone which affects the light emitted.
Cut - Cut a piece of Stone Type Jade (heart, pear, octogonal), in addition to other formations, such as a product statues, tables, furniture, to bed.






Overview of the efficacy of stone Jade
Jade awaken inner core of consciousness and bring awareness to the level of spiritual, physical and emotional body balancing, stimulate ideas, directing it into action, providing powerful protection; stimulates the kidneys work and balance the levels of salt, water and acid in the body, good for the nervous system; increase the body's reaction. In addition, Jade and Stone used by people as a cure for the disease Ameridian the kidneys. So recognizable as the "layer nephriticus", usually placed as head of the Stone Jade belt.
In Indonesia, not hard to find craft objects made of jade stone, because it's been a lot of chinese crafts outlets which also presents crafts such as sculpture, table made of jade stones as a sweetener and bring an aura of cool in your home.