Duolun Agate [Inner Mongolia Duolun Specialty]

What is Duolun agate? Authentic Inner Mongolian specialty of Duolun: Duolun agate

Content summary:Do you want to know what Duolun agate is? This article is a specialized article that provides a detailed introduction toInner Mongolia's Duolun specialty - Duolun Agate. It was compiled by the editorial team of China Specialty Network, who reviewed and collected relevant information on Duolun Agate. The full text takes about 6 minutes to read, mainly including the basic introduction of Duolun Agate and the product characteristics of Duolun Agate? How did the history of Duolun agate come about? How to distinguish between genuine and fake Duolun agate? Wait.

Basic introduction of Duolun agate

Duolun County is the main production area for agate raw materials in China.. The agate here has delicate texture, high transparency and smoothness, and uniform hardness. Especially, the agate furnace, bottle, smoking, wine tea set, stationery, Buddha statue, chess, animal, flower and bird, water gall agate carving ornaments, belts, bracelets, necklaces and other accessories carefully designed and processed by Duolun County Agate Crafts Factory using advanced technology are art treasures that integrate appreciation, collection, practical health care. What are the product characteristics of Duolun agate?

It often forms various structures in a dense block shape, such as breast shaped, grape shaped, tuberculosis shaped, etc. The common ones are concentric circle structures.. The color varies depending on the type and amount of impurities it contains. It is usually distributed in a strip like, concentric ring like, cloud like, or tree like pattern, with white, gray, brown, and reddish brown being the most common. Black, blue, and other colors are also available. Stripes are white or nearly white. Wax like luster, semi transparent to transparent. Shell shaped fracture. Mohs hardness 7, density 2.6-2.7 grams per cubic centimeter. How did the history of Duolun agate come about? Ancient Indians saw that the color and beautiful patterns of agate resembled the brain of a horse, so they thought it was a stone made from the brain of a horse. Therefore, in Sanskrit, they called it "horse brain". Agate "was originally written as" horse brain "and was first seen in the book" Seven Sons' Classic of Anabin Mansion "translated by An Shigao in the Later Han Dynasty. During the Southern and Northern Dynasties, Kumarajiva translated the Lotus Sutra as follows: "Ma Nao, Sanskrit says to suppress dampness in Magadha" and "Her appearance is like a horse's brain, hence her name. The Tang Dynasty monk Huilin explained in her book "The Sound and Meaning of All Classics": "The 'Asmar' refers to the 'horse' and the 'harbha' refers to the brain.

How to distinguish the authenticity of Duolun agate?

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1) Color: True agate has a bright and shiny color, while fake agate has slightly poorer color and luster, and the two are more pronounced. Natural red agate has a distinct color and very clear stripes. Upon careful observation, densely arranged small red spots can be seen at the red stripes. Fake agate smoking bottles replicated with stone often have petal shaped patterns at the bottom, forming a "chrysanthemum base"; And dyed blue agate has a bright and uniform color, giving people a false feeling.

2) Texture: Fake agates are mostly imitations of stone materials, which are softer in texture than real agates. Using jade can leave marks on fake agates, while genuine agates cannot.

3) Process quality: The production process of high-quality agate is strict and advanced, so the surface brightness is good, the inlay is firm, the circumference is straight, and there are no scratches or cracks;

4) Level: Water gall agate is the most precious variety of agate, characterized by closed cavities containing water;

5) Transparency: The transparency of real agate is not as good as that of artificially synthesized agate, with a slight chaos. Some can see natural water lines or "clouds", while artificially synthesized agate has better transparency, like a glass ball.

6) Temperature: Genuine agate is warm in winter and cool in summer, while artificial agate varies with external temperature. It becomes hot when the weather is hot and cool when the weather is cold How to choose agate jewelry? Firstly, choose the color according to your own preferences Red agate jewelry is the most valuable. When choosing an agate necklace, it is important to ensure that each bead has the same color depth and is free from impurities. The size of the beads should be matched appropriately, and attention should be paid to the smoothness Then, lift the necklace to see if it is vertical and if each bead is hanging on a line. If the necklace is bent, it indicates that some beads have crooked eyes and rough processing techniques.