The difference between tourmaline and agate

Tourmaline, also known as tourmaline, is more crystal-clear and can show a variety of colors than agate, while agate color is bright, natural red agate color is distinct, and the stripe is very obvious. There are dense and small red spots in the red strips. Let's take a look at the difference between tourmaline and agate.

The difference between tourmaline and agate

1. Tourmaline: the composition of tourmaline is complex, and the color is also complex and changeable. The international jewelry world basically divides the commercial varieties of tourmaline according to color. The more colorful the color is, the higher the value is. Rose, purple, green, pure blue and pretty watermelon are the best, followed by pink and yellow, colorless and black. In the same color, they are divided into 4 grades according to the intensity of the color, which are rich, medium, light and dark, respectively.

2. Agate: there are many kinds of agate, including pictographic agate, southern red agate, warring States agate, rock sugar agate, Sunke northern red agate, green agate, entangled agate, fire agate, Gobi agate, grape agate, wolf blood agate, * and field agate seed material.

The difference in shape between tourmaline and agate

1. Tourmaline: tourmaline is brittle in nature and easy to produce fissures. at the same time, it will contain a large number of inclusions, and the existence of a large number of fissures and inclusions will affect the transparency, color and fire color of tourmaline. Tourmaline with a very pure interior is also relatively rare and belongs to the top grade.

2. Agate: agate is often dense and massive to form a variety of structures, such as breast, grape, tuberculosis, etc., the common is concentric circle structure, different colors, depending on the type and amount of impurities it contains, usually in banded, concentric ring, cloud or dendritic distribution, with white, gray, brown and reddish brown as the most common, black, blue and other colors, streaks white or near white, waxy luster Translucent to transparent, shell-like fracture.

The difference of origin between tourmaline and agate

1. Tourmaline: Brazil has the best tourmaline quality in the world, mainly concentrated in Minnesgraz. So far, more than 20 colors have been mined, including almost all the colors of tourmaline. California in the United States is also one of the main producing areas of tourmaline. Siberia, Madagascar, Sri Lanka and Myanmar in Russia also have tourmaline, but the texture is not as good as Brazilian tourmaline. China is mainly produced in Ale, Yunnan, Inner Mongolia and other places.

2. Agate: the world's famous producing areas of agate are China, India, Brazil, Madagascar, the United States, Egypt, Australia, Mexico and other countries. Mexico, the United States and Namibia also produce lace-shaped agate, which is called "lace agate". There are also scenic agates in Yellowstone, Wyoming and Montana in the United States. Agate is also widely distributed in China, almost in every province. Famous producing areas are Yunnan, Heilongjiang Xunke, Liaoning, Hebei, * *, Ningxia, Inner Mongolia and so on.

The difference of efficacy between tourmaline and agate

1. Tourmaline: tourmaline is a kind of natural energy gem, which has the characteristic of permanently emitting far infrared rays. It is a natural protective god of cardio-cerebral vessels. It can be used in the human body to smooth the meridians and collaterals, dilate microvessels, promote systemic qi and blood circulation, decompose harmful substances in blood vessels, remove vascular obstacles, effectively unblock blood vessels, regenerate the surrounding tissues of blood vessels, activate tissue cells, and delay vascular aging.

2. Agate: it is said that agate can bring joy and confidence to the wearer, endow them with God's mercy, and ensure their victory and strength. Red agate will have obvious natural lines when seen through the light, and the skin will be whiter and more delicate after wearing it. Red agate can improve endocrine, strengthen blood circulation and make you look better. People who are negative about the current situation and have no motivation can stimulate their curiosity and action, make them recognize their goals, eliminate the malice and jealousy of their enemies, bring about new relationships of peace, strengthen creativity and creativity, and inspire them in the process of creation.

The technological difference between tourmaline and agate

1. Tourmaline: the weight of good tourmaline is calculated in carats. Under similar other conditions, the value of tourmaline increases geometrically with the increase of tourmaline weight. Tourmaline with the same weight varies greatly due to different colors, cleanness and cutting. In addition to the good texture of the gem itself and clean contents, cutting is also very important. in recent years, in addition to the traditional round bright cutting, oval mixed cutting, emerald ladder cutting, heart cutting, water drop cutting, horseeye cutting and so on, fancy cutting tends to be popular.

2. Agate: natural agate stone is hard, lubricated and dignified, so its carving takes more effort than jade carving. Generally speaking, agate made by skilled craftsmen has high collection value, and the thinner the agate is, the more difficult it is to carve. If you see a particularly good old agate sculptor in the Ming and Qing dynasties, you should be careful that it is a modern imitation, because with the carving technology at that time, the thread hole punched in the middle cannot be very smooth, and it is generally crooked and in the shape of an inverted trumpet. If you see a line hole that is very smooth in the end, you can basically judge that it is an imitation or a fake.