What is salt agate?

Yanyuan agate, named after its origin (produced in Yanyuan County, Liangshan, Sichuan). It is close to the origin of Nanhong, with the same degree of wetness and rich colors, so some people call it "Colorful Nanhong". Salt agate usually has pink, purple, green, white, cyan, yellow, brown and other colors.

Yanyuan agate is characterized by texture, jade, oiliness and delicacy. Multicolored meat is evenly distributed and the colors are naturally soluble.

Yanyuan agate is a kind of agate which is very suitable for carving. The texture is hard and delicate, the carving is not easy to crack, the toughness is good, the glue texture is strong, and the oil is natural. Coupled with rich colors, it is perfect to carve carvings of different colors.

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Maintenance method

First of all, be careful not to collide with or fall off hard objects. When not in use, it should be stored in a soft jewelry box. Try to avoid contact with perfume, chemical solution, soap or human sweat to avoid erosion and affect the brilliance of agate.

Secondly, we should pay attention to avoid heat sources, such as sunlight and stoves. Because agate will expand when heated, the molecular gap will increase, which will affect the quality of jade, and continuous contact with high temperature will also lead to agate explosion.

Agate is generally placed as far as possible to avoid sunlight, and often wiped to keep it clean. If possible, you can occasionally add pure water to keep it moist, which will be more beautiful.

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Baidu encyclopedia-agate