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Tones of Jade
Within the
varieties of Jade, jade is the hardest, the densest and the scarcest,
chemically it is a silicate of aliminium and sodium, containing other
elements such as copper, chlorine, chrome etc which give it its
characteristic tones.
The colour
of the stones of Jade vary from a very white green, to a very dark green.
The House of Jade has classified even the date a range of 18 tones, found in
all the Mesoamerican region – from Guerrero and Chiapas until the valley of
Motagua-
The tones
special for their rareness and difficulty of finding them are:
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18 Jade
Imperial or Esmeraldino:
“The
emerald of the Mayas” is one of the most sought after varieties in the world
because a jade stone, for as big as it is it will only have a small vein of
the Imperial type. It is of a very light , almost apple coloured green,
without markings. The aztecs knew it as quetzalchalchihuitl and it was
considered doubly precious.
17 Azulado or Olmeca
Was
the most appreciated by the Olmecas, known in old times as Xoxouhqui
chalchihuitle, a strange blueish green colour, almost transparent. Now it is
the most mysterious and scarce, as there is little evidence of where it is
found.
16 Corazón
A
strange colour of blue with milk. Even more scarce.
15 Jade
Princesa
The
characteristic which makes it special is its translucidity, its tone goes
from a very light leaf green to a very dark one, but always with a high
level of lucidity.
14 Naranjo
From
a soft colour between coffee and orange
13 Copan
Also known
as Roselilly for its soft purple colour
CJ12a
The other tones are:
12 Ensenada:
A
soft blue colour close to violet.
CJ11b
01 Azabache:
A
profoundly dark almost black colour, without marks. Chloromelanite CJ01a / CJ01b
02 Quetzal or
Maya:
Dark
green, the most commonly used by the mayas and aztecs
CJ02a / CJ02b
03
Atigrado:
Green
colour bichromate like leaf green. Nowadays one of the
most
popular.
CJ03a / CJ03b
04 Manzano:
Green
colour close to blue. Slightly dark pigmentations. CJ04
05 Selva:
Bichromate of blue green to white. One of the most popular.
CJ05a / CJ05b
06 Tikal:
A
light green colour, with white pigmentation.
CJ06a
07 Tacana:
Very light
green with dark stains
CJ07a /CJ07b / CJ07c
08 Luna:
Soft
green, almost white, without stains
CJ08a / CJ08b / CJ08c
09 Dorado o
Estrella:
Dark
green with incrustations of the mineral Pyrites.
CJ09a / CJ09b / CJ09c
10 Motagua
Bichromate
light green
CJ10
11 Grijalva
Bichromate soft pastel green.
CJ13a / CJ13b
Las piedras
bases de nuestro catalogo, cuentan con certificados de la GIA Gemological
Institute of America – Gem Trade Laboratory.
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