The meaning of agate

The main component is silicon dioxide, which is translucent or opaque, with diverse colors and dense texture. Mainly produced in China, USA, India, Brazil and other places. It is one of the seven treasures of Buddhism. According to the patterns, it can be divided into silk-wrapped agate and salt-sourced agate, among which water bile agate is the most precious.

Agate is a kind of chalcedony ore, its main component is silica, and its hardness is between 6.5 and 7.0. Emerald is close, with rich and varied colors, mainly including red, white, yellow, gray, green and black, with red agate as the top grade.

Agate has high transparency, mostly translucent or opaque, and is often produced in the form of milk, grapes and tuberculosis. It can be used as an ornament or worn on the body, which greatly enhances the temperament charm of the wearer.

Agate is one of the seven treasures of Buddhism, symbolizing friendship. The texture is dense and hard, suitable for daily wear. Its producing areas are concentrated in China, India, Brazil, the United States, Australia and other places, among which Nanhong, which is produced in Baoshan, Yunnan, China, is the most famous.

There are many kinds of agate, which can be divided into onyx, silk-wrapped agate, salt source agate, rock sugar agate and so on. Water bile agate is the most precious variety of agate. There is a closed cavity inside which contains water.

How to choose agate correctly;

1, color

Choose bright and pure colors, thick color layers and obvious stripes, among which red agate and blue agate are the best. In addition, you can also read the lines. Most fake agate hookahs that imitate other stones have petal-shaped patterns at the bottom, commonly known as "chrysanthemum bottom", which is really not.

2. Defects

Choose a decorative pattern with smooth surface, high transparency, uniformity and clarity. From the grade point of view, high-quality and high-end products are carefully selected when using materials, so there are usually no or few defects, and there are more defects on defective products.

3. Texture

Choose a fine and tough texture with no cracks or few cracks. False zero is imitated with other stones, which is characterized by soft material; The hardness of real agate can reach grade 7, while the hardness of fake agate is usually only grade 5. With jade, you can draw marks on fake agate, but you can't really draw them. The recognition of the instrument is more obvious. Judging from the surface texture, the broken or compound eyes of real agate are not bright, while the imitation agate is bright and full of bubbles.

4. Technology

High-quality agate, because of its advanced production technology, strict operation, bright, firm, geometric and crack-free surface. Inferior and inferior goods are just the opposite. We should choose those ornaments that are cleverly designed, shaped by materials, shaped by colors, exquisite in craftsmanship and good in polishing effect.