The world has not heard the explanation of flowers, but now it sees jade and incense; the creation of the Heavenly Palace is incredible, and it is infinitely wonderful. We often say that there are eyes that do not recognize Taishan, and there are eyes that do not recognize Jin Xiangyu. We are familiar with these two sentences, so what is Jin Xiangyu in the end? There are about six kinds of sayings about Jin Xiangyu, I will analyze it today, in the end, why is Jin Xiangyu sacred? Why is there a fragrance? And why is it worth so much?
A strange stone with a fragrance - golden jade
No1, the false rumor of gold inlaid jade. Jade is very precious in ancient China, one is not easy to excavate, the other is pure hand carving, coupled with immature surveying technology, it is difficult to find good jade ore, good jade will generally only appear in the homes of dignitaries or royal families. Gold is an expensive thing since ancient times, and gold and jade are even more rare, so it is often said that "there is no eye to recognize gold and jade" refers to the lack of eyesight to know people and treasures. In the folk word of mouth, it was eventually passed down into golden incense jade.
Gold inlaid with jade
No2, ambergris fossil. Ambergris was the most expensive spice in ancient times, and even now it is valuable. Ambergris stays 20-30 times longer than musk and is often used as a high-grade deodorant. Currently one of the most expensive spices in the world, there is none. In June, 35 fishermen in Yemen found a 127kg piece of ambergris in the Gulf of Aden, which was pocketed by a merchant in the United Arab Emirates for $1.5 million, or 9.6 million yuan. Ambergris itself is very precious, and if it is a fossil of ambergris, it is even rarer. However, if it is a fossil of ambergris, after ten million years, it is difficult to say whether the fragrance in it can be preserved.
ambergris
No3, amber. Amber is mostly resin fossils of pine plants that retain the scent of resin. Amber is crystal clear, golden and translucent, and fragrant. Even some wild histories record that some concubines who want to ascend to the throne have amber hidden in their sleeves, and will be favored by the emperor as a body fragrance, so many people think that jinxiang jade is amber. In recent years of research on Jin Xiangyu, Dr. Wang Chunyun of the Chinese Academy of Sciences believes that Jin Xiangyu is the incense of amber, also known as Xiangyu.
amber
Blood perks
No4, a fossil of an ancient rare aromatic tree, is a kind of tree jade that has an inherent fragrance. Tree-based jade is jadeized silicified wood, and the main components are opal and chalcedony. The hardness of tree jade is 7.4 on the Mohs scale and the density is 2.2-2.8. In the long process of geological history, tall trees are buried underground by volcanic ash, and under high temperature and pressure, the si2 solution in the surrounding soil slowly penetrates into the trees to replace the carbon element in it, and the appearance still retains the appearance of trees, forming different colors of tree jade due to the inclusion of different colorogenic metal elements. According to this formation mechanism, the fragrance should only remain in the epidermis of tree-based jade, so I think it is unlikely that golden jade is tree-shaped jade.
Tree-based jade
No5, Jingshan jade, Jingshan jade is the jade rough of Heshi Bi in that year. It is not precious, and it may be a harmonic or transliteration from the pronunciation. From a famous novel, Ximen Qing said: "I did not listen to your kindness and failed your expectations." It is precisely because there are eyes that do not recognize Jingshan jade, and look at it like a stubborn stone." Cao Zhi once said: "Everyone claims to hold the pearl of the spirit snake, and everyone claims to hold the jade of jingshan mountain." It can be seen that at least in the history of our country, for a long time Jingshan jade is often said to be golden fragrant jade.
Hubei Baokang Jingshan jade
No6, Hanzhong Jin Xiangyu. It is said that Hanzhong Jinxiang jade has a natural chocolate flavor, and some people say that it tastes like Mei Toffee. The hardness is 3.2-3.5 on the Mohs scale, and the colors are mostly golden yellow, black, black, red, yellow, and there are also a small amount of green golden jade. According to some studies, Jinxiangyu belongs to the serpentine Dali rock, which may be a rock formed by long-term immersion of aromatic substances, and some experts believe that Hanzhong Jinxiangyu is a fossil of an ancient aromatic tree.
Hanzhong Jin Xiangyu
But it is difficult to identify from the appearance alone, because there are many golden jades. Including yellow wax stone, Hetian topaz, yellow jade, honey wax, field yellow, golden silk jade, Xiuyan topaz and so on. But you can tell the scent by smelling it closely, and no other jade has this chocolate flavor. Especially rough, the heavier the color, the stronger the aroma. Hanzhong gold and jade are mostly distributed in the deep mountains of Lixi Town in the Micang Mountains, and it is estimated that the current reserves are about 1 million cubic meters. It is said that a medicine farmer first discovered that the stone had an aroma, and then began to detect it after the stone lover reported it to the relevant departments.
The reason why the fragrance of golden jade can emit fragrance, but the reason why the fragrance disappears after polishing is still being explored. One view is that aromatic substances have long been immersed in the tiny pores of rocks, forming golden jade. The other is that these aromas come from a microbe that secretes fragrances, and they attach to the surfaces and pores of these stones. Polishing and polishing will produce high temperatures and close the pores of the rough at the same time, and people will feel that the aroma disappears, both of which are more reasonable explanations. The third is that jinxiangyu belongs to the fossil of a giant aromatic tree in ancient times, but it is impossible to explain the phenomenon that the aroma disappears after polishing.
Recent photo of Jin Xiangyu in Hanzhong
As of now, there is no conclusion about the mystery of the aroma of golden jade, but the special fragrance of golden jade makes its value high, and the current collection of golden jade rough is to use sealed bottles or brocade boxes to make the aroma long-term preservation. It is said that when the 30th International Geological Congress was held in Beijing, a Hanzhong stone enthusiast gave the organizing committee a golden jade specimen, which is said to be preserved in the Geological Museum of China. Have a friend really seen the rough of Jin Xiangyu? Is it really fragrant?
Hanzhong golden jade rough
As we all know, many minerals have a foul smell. For example, male yellow, female yellow, poisonous sand all have garlic odor. Selenium silver ore has a grape odor, vulcanized minerals mostly have a rotten egg smell, but jinxiang jade has a strong chocolate aroma, which can not but be said to be amazing. There are many things to say about Jin Xiangyu, I think Jin Xiangyu is the most likely to be Xiang po, what do you think about this? I am a stone idiot Keiko, promoting the jade culture of our country, if you like my article, please pay attention to it.