Hetian jade is generally white jade, sapphire, jet, sugar jade and so on. Hetian jade with blue tones is very rare. Blue hetian jade is really rare. In the long history of Hetian jade in China, there are not many records of blue Hetian jade, so it rarely appears in people's topics, but it does not mean that it does not exist. The reason why blue Hetian jade can appear is also because when the content of iron, titanium and other metal elements in Hetian jade is high, the color of jade will turn blue. This kind of material produced in Qiemo area of Xinjiang is also called Qiemo Blue, and the molding conditions are very strict, so the yield is low.
Qiemolan, as a member of Hetian jade, also has the commonness of Hetian jade. High-quality Qiemo blue, delicate and sticky to the naked eye, delicate structure and high gloss. One of the characteristics of Qiemo Blue is that it is as cracked as Nanhong, and the finished products of large pieces or beads are rare. Although blue hetian jade is scarce, its purity, structure, jade quality, luster and post-processing are very important. Rich in blue, oily and shiny, fine in texture, less in impurities and high in hardness, it is worth buying if these conditions are met. In recent years, the recognition of special pigments in the market is very high, and the price of blue hetian jade is not too high, but don't feel that it is valuable at the sight of such jade. Now the market is full of all kinds of dyed jade, and blue may be one of them. You should know the difference. For example, there is a kind of Han Guoyu (Korean material) that could have issued a certificate to pretend to be sold in blue. From the outside, it's really blue, but it's actually Korean. This blue color is a poor color in Korean materials, so it is used for the cover.