Identification of Bloodstone

Bloodstone is a relatively common decorative item, and it also has certain health-care effects. The market is now mixed with good and bad products. There are some fake bloodstones that are often difficult to distinguish. When buying bloodstone, you must learn how to identify it, understand some counterfeits, and understand some spliced ​​products, so as to avoid being deceived. Let us now learn how to identify bloodstone.

Bloodstone is generally not easily confused with other jades because it contains the characteristic "chicken blood", but there are still a few types of jade that have similar appearances to bloodstone. These types of jade include cinnabar jade, blood chalcedony, Shoushan stone and dyed Xiuyan jade. The hardness of blood jade is significantly greater than that of bloodstone, and the blood red color often appears in spots, which is significantly different from the lumps and strips in bloodstone, and other physical characteristics are also significantly different; cinnabar jade is vein quartz containing cinnabar, and because its main body is quartz, and the distribution of cinnabar is mainly in the form of stars and filaments, it is easier to distinguish from bloodstone. The peach blossom jelly in Shoushan stone is named because it has bright red blood spots the size of rice grains, like countless gorgeous peach petals floating in clear water, but its distribution characteristics are obviously different from those of bloodstone; dyed Xiuyan jade is commonly known as "blood jade", which is often used to imitate bloodstone in the market, but it obviously has dyeing characteristics, and its physical properties are obviously different, so it is also easy to identify.

Generally there are two types of bloodstone: spliced ​​bloodstone and inlaid bloodstone. When identifying, as long as you are careful, it is not difficult to find traces of splicing.

Identification of fake stones

Fake blood chicken blood stone is made by painting red fake "blood" on natural chicken blood stone with no "blood" or little "blood". Identification is mainly based on the characteristics of the "blood", hardness, blood shape, the presence of cinnabar minerals, and the use of chemical reagents.

Identification of stones from different regions

Because Changhua Bloodstone is well-known and has a long history, it has always been favored by literati and poets. Therefore, its popularity and value are higher than Bahrain Bloodstone. Therefore, there is the problem of identifying the origin of Bloodstone. Generally speaking, the blood color of Changhua bloodstone is pure and rich, while the blood color of Bahrain bloodstone is darker, mostly dark red. The blood of Changhua Bloodstone is mostly in the form of strips, flakes and lumps, with a slight directionality, while the blood of Bahrain Bloodstone is mostly in the form of cotton wool and clouds, with no directionality; the blood of Changhua Bloodstone is concentrated, while the blood of Bahrain Bloodstone is scattered; Changhua Bloodstone is not easy to fade, while Bahrain Bloodstone is easy to fade. In addition, there are differences in texture, hardness, toughness, etc. As long as you have experience, it is not difficult to distinguish them.

It usually uses slightly opaque plastic as the "base", cinnabar powder or red organic pigment as the "blood" on it, and a layer of protective resin is coated on the outside, commonly known as "craft bloodstone". Its identification is mainly based on the characteristics of its "ground" and is carried out using hot needle detection and the aid of chemical reagents.