1, the conceptual difference
(1) what is "jade": according to the discipline of jewelry as well as the understanding of the traditional oriental thought, jade is a broad meaning, is a general term. Including Hotan Jade, Jadeite, Cui Jade, Dushan Jade, Agate, Turquoise, as well as Quartz, Shoushan Stone, Chicken Blood Stone and so on. Jade can also be narrowly categorized into soft jade and hard jade in the folk or jade industry. Soft jade is mainly Hetian jade, Kunlun jade, etc., while hard jade can be said to refer to jadeite. In a certain type of jade industry, businessmen will also be a specific type of jade referred to as "jade", for example, the jade industry to the jadeite referred to as "jade", or Hetian jade industry will be Hetian jade referred to as "jade".
(2) What is "Jadeite": Jadeite is a specific variety of many jade, it is to Jadeite (Jadeite) is mainly a mineral aggregate. In addition to Jadeite there are many other minerals, such as pyroxene minerals, feldspar minerals, amphibole minerals, and iron minerals, the content of these minor minerals is very small, and the proportion of content is not very uniform.
2, the difference in hardness
Jade's hardness is about 7 on the Mohs scale, jadeite's hardness is about 12 on the Mohs scale, so there is a distinction between soft and hard. As early as in the flood era, Hotan jade has become the ancestors of the sacred rituals. Jade among the elderly referred to as "Jade", and the concept of "jade" is very different. Jade belongs to China's proprietary culture, ancient jade basically covers the four major types of jade, Hotan Jade, Cui Jade, Lantian Jade, Dushan Jade, which is the most famous, the most popular is Hotan Jade.
3, the price difference
Jadeite is produced in Myanmar, known as the king of jade. It is a natural mineral, very high hardness, production is very small its color is mainly green, red. Red for Fei, green for Jade, so the name Jadeite. In the many members of the jade family, the most expensive when push jadeite, sometimes a green jadeite bracelet can be as high as nearly ten million dollars. The second highest overall price is for Hotan Jade, and in addition to the general quality of Hotan Jade, the price of high quality Hotan Jade can be comparable to that of upper-middle grade Jadeite. Hetian jade because of the raw material size is small, suitable for making jade bracelets, so a real reach sheep fat jade Hetian jade bracelet price is close to a million dollars.
In all kinds of jade, jadeite and Hetian jade should be regarded as two of the highest price of jade varieties, mid-range, or even low-grade jadeite or Hetian jade jewelry prices will be higher than other kinds of jade in the best quality level of price. In contrast, in addition to jadeite and Hetian jade other jade prices are relatively low.