The market price of mackerel stone is usually around 25-40 dollars a gram. However, due to the different grades of mackerel stone, different thicknesses, different sizes and other factors, will make the price also have a big difference. In addition, regional consumption differences and different processes will also affect the price, it is recommended that you go to the local market to consult in detail to the actual local price shall prevail.

The mackerel stone for the mackerel occipital bone below the throat a used to assist in crushing the snail and other hard food keratinous growths, its color yellow tender, its shape like a heart, after drying hard as a stone, crystalline, such as Jade, was worshiped as a precious Hsi items.

The mackerel stone can be strung on a rope tied to the child's wrist, it is said to have the role of driving away evil spirits, preventing children from frightening, Nafu Nalu. Precision crafted mackerel stone quality such as angel muscle coral, color than the Saiga antelope horn, limpid like amber beeswax, people love it.

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The main component of mackerel stone is keratin, warm texture, color and attractive. Usually wear need to pay attention to changes in dryness and humidity, to prevent wind and sunshine and rain, prevent air conditioning and heating blowing, avoid water and oil, otherwise the surface is prone to chipping. Can be placed in a sealed bag or jewelry box to save, and slightly moistened with grease maintenance. Recommended use of petroleum jelly, baby oil and other mineral oils, do not use cooking oil, cooking oil is easy to mold and bacteria.

The hardness of mackerel stone in the Mohs 3 or so, dry mackerel stone fingernail difficult to scratch, with toughness, do not cut with metal and other hard objects, or easy to produce scratches. Tooth corner of a class of organic material literature usually appear aging phenomenon, also known as the pulp, mainly due to oxidation and changes in dryness and humidity, generally ranging from a few years to decades, depending on the specific preservation conditions. Fish stone aging pulp effect as the effect of the old amber open slice, for the dragonfly wing pattern, but also rich in beauty.

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