Once it was the red jade in the history books
More than two thousand years ago
The tombs of the Warring States nobles have been decorated with southern red agate ornaments
Have colors that resonate
Festive red Warm texture
It is its unique and irreplaceable charm
Now it is one of the popular jade stones
It is southern red
The origin of the name Southern Red Agate
Southern red agate, is a special variety of agate, because it was first produced in Yunnan, with bright and dazzling and dazzling
The thick and calm red color and the warm and unique texture are called southern red agate by those who love and are keen to collect.
The most representative area of Southern Red Agate output is Agate Mountain in Baoshan City, Yunnan Province. At that time, Xu Xiake wrote: "On many dangerous cliffs, vines and trees fall, and the cliffs are chiseled and stoned, then the agate is embedded in it." Its color moon is white and red, neither of which is very large, only like a fist, and this is also its vine. ”
Among them: "Its color moon is white and red, but it is not very large, only like a fist." "It has become the first feature of people to recognize Baoshan Southern Red Agate."
The formation of southern red
The formation of southern red agate comes from volcanic eruptions, because it is rich in volatile gases, due to the sudden drop in pressure after magma eruption, some components in the pulp vaporize and expand to form countless large and small pores, with the magma rich soda solution filled into the pores, accompanied by the condensation of basalt, the formation of agate or chalcedony in the pores.
The difference between southern red agate and red agate
Whether it is ordinary red agate or rare southern red agate, its mineral composition is silica, the difference is the following:
1 The distribution area of origin is different
At present, the red agate on the market is mostly gray or gray-white agate after high temperature treatment to become red, this kind of agate has a large output and the distribution area is all over the world. The main known production areas of Southern Red Agate are Baoshan in Yunnan, Liangshan in Sichuan, and southern Gansu.
2 Glossy texture
Ordinary red agate is mostly transparent - translucent, with a typical strip structure and glass luster. The southern red agate is slightly transparent - opaque, warm and thick, with a special glue and moisturization, which is an important characteristic of the southern red agate.
Origin and characteristics of Southern Red Agate
1 Southern Yunnan Red
Yunnan Red, also known as Baoshan Nanhong, is produced in Baoshan City, Yunnan Province, and is the earliest mining area in China to mine Nanhong. The characteristics of the raw materials produced in Nanhong are: small volume and many cracks, so it is difficult to make a large finished product.
Southern Yunnan red is bright in color, but often with gray tones, and its color is richer, with pink, pink, orange-red, vermilion, positive red, deep red, brownish red and other shades.
2 Chuannan Red
Chuannan red, also known as Liangshan Nanhong, produced in Liangshan Prefecture in southwest Sichuan, the raw materials produced in Nanhong are characterized by: large volume, good integrity, delicate texture, rich color; according to the color, it can be divided into brocade, rose red, cinnabar red, red, red and white materials.
3 Gannan Red
Gannan red is produced in southern Gansu, Gannan red color is pure, bright color, mostly orange red and big red, the industry's pursuit of "persimmon red" is more common in Gannan red, whether it is red part or white core, there is a good thick texture. At present, there is basically no new material for Gannan red on the market, only old beads and other products that have survived.
Color classification of southern red agate
Based on the currently known southern red agate materials and the conventional sayings in the industry, according to the color, the southern red agate can be divided into: persimmon red, brocade red, rose red, cinnabar red, ice fluttering red, red and white material, red red material and so on.
1 persimmon red
As the name suggests, bright orange-red, soft and uniform, like a ripe persimmon. Because the surviving old southern red is mostly persimmon red, the influence of ancestors has made "persimmon red" a sought after color in the industry.
2 Brocade
Red as brocade, red, sticky, fine, moist and even. The color is mainly positive red and big red, which is considered to be the best color in the southern red.
3 Rose red
The color is relatively purple, the whole is purple red, such as blooming roses, rose red is only produced in liangshan south red mine.
4 Cinnabar red
The red part is made up of cinnabar dots, and some also show a flame-like texture, which has a unique beauty.
5 Ice fluttering red
Cinnabar is distributed in a band or clumps, the texture is transparent, and the emerald-like ice species are green, of which chicken blood ice is the best.
6 red and white material
Red and white are accompanied by each other, such as the common red and white wire, of which red and white are rare, and through clever design carving, unexpected artistic effects can be achieved.
7 Red material
It is a southern red material with a colorful texture of the red system as the main body, and is called the southern red pattern by the player because its texture is similar to the red texture.
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