New favorite moonstone: the price is only half of the tourmaline

In the recent Caibao market, a gemstone with a soft moonlight began to attract people's attention. It has been famous in Europe and the United States for a long time. It is a "June Birthstone" and is also considered a love stone. It is believed to arouse the tender feelings of the sweetheart, give strength and a bright future.

However, because the output is small, the quality of the large particles is also small, and the moonstone can not attract hot money speculation, and has not received attention in the Chinese jewelry market. As people's cognition of colorful treasures continues to deepen, the beauty of moonstones is slowly being discovered.

Although there are many colors of moonstone, the blue moonlight with a transparent moonlight and a blue moonlight is the most valuable variety in moonstone. Compared with the same quality of tourmaline and tanzanite, the price of moonstone is only half or one-third of them, which has attracted many players to buy in large quantities in the near future.

为什么 Why is moonstone low in China?

Moderator: Finding information We have seen that Moonstone has appeared in the international jewelry market very early. It has also been praised as the “Moon Goddess”, but why is it not very popular in the domestic jewelry market?

Huang Dejin: In ancient times, people in many countries in the world thought that wearing moonstone could bring good luck to people and call it love stone. It thought it could arouse the tender feelings of the sweetheart, give people strength, and have a bright future. . In modern times, many countries have set the moonstone as "the birthstone of June", symbolizing health.

Why is the popularity of Moonstone in the Chinese market not very high? Because for a long time, the Chinese people’s understanding of jewelry only stayed on jade, Hetian jade, diamonds, and heard about red sapphires and emeralds. The degree was very low. Later, the merchants introduced colored gems such as tourmaline and tanzanite, and the Chinese jewelry market was gradually enriched.

Moonstone production is low, and there are fewer large-grain, high-quality products, so so far there is no big money involved in the speculation. Rarely promoted, the popularity is naturally not as high as other colorful treasures.

Moderator: What are the main countries and regions of Moonstone's production?

Wang Qi: The important producing areas of Moonstone are Sri Lanka, India, Madagascar and Tanzania. Sri Lanka is one of the main producing areas of the highest quality moonstone. India is the gateway to most of the original moonstones. China is also in Inner Mongolia and Hebei. There are outputs in other places.

Huang Dejin: Moonstone is the most famous place in Sri Lanka, but I personally think that the most important place is now in India. Because there are very few moonstones in Sri Lanka, there has been no high-quality, large-scale supply of moonstones in recent years. I have contacted many gem dealers in the Sri Lankan pavilion at the Sri Lanka Mining District and the American Jewelry Show, the Beijing Jewelry Show, etc. Many of them have no moonstone on hand, even if there is a small amount.

On the contrary, there will be a continuous supply of moonstone in mining areas and processing plants in India. I packed a factory in India the year before, and I was able to provide me with thousands of carats a year. So I think the main source of moonstone now is in India. Other places such as Madagascar, Myanmar and other places also have moonstone output, but the output is not commercialized.

以 What impressed people with moonstone?

Moderator: Although it is very late in China, there are already many people who like moonstone. What is the most attractive feature compared with other gems?

Huang Dejin: The most attractive and beautiful thing about moonstone is its stun effect. Especially the vitreous, bluish blue moonstone, like the moonlight. The color of the moonlight is also very beautiful, their light is like a thin layer floating on the stone. Even the same moonstone may have different light from different angles.

Many people like moonstone because of its softness, not as sharp as a cat's eye, nor as hot as a ruby. It is full of aura like moonlight.

Moderator: Moonstone itself is colorless. Why is it blu-ray and pan-color?

Wang Qi: Moonstone belongs to a gemstone variety of feldspar. It consists mainly of a layered interaction of feldspar and albite. It is this composition that causes the gemstone to form a moonlight effect.

Huang Dejin: Sunlight stone, Labradorite, Tianhe stone and Moonstone are all the same feldspar. Why is there only such a touching moonlight in Moonstone? Just like Wang Qi just said, the two components of feldspar and albite Layers alternately grow moonstones. The layered crystals of the two feldspars grow in parallel, but they have slightly different refractive indices for the light, so scattering of the light occurs. The moonstone also has a cleavage plane, which can produce interference or diffraction of light. The combined effect of these feldspars on the light produces a blue floating light on the surface of the feldspar. Of course, this hard-won floating light is not every moonstone. Only a certain thickness of the inter-growth layer can produce a faint moonlight that is as light as water but uniform in color.

Moderator: What other gemstones in nature have moonlight effects like moonstone? Can it be used as a substitute for it?

Wang Qi: The moonlight effect is an optical phenomenon caused by the scattering of visible light by an internal thin layer structure. In theory, as long as it has such a layered structure, it can produce a moonlight effect, but there are few gemstones that have such a structure in nature and cause blue, colorless or yellow, etc., mainly based on feldspar gemstones. Among them, the halo effect of moonstone and labrador is the best.

Other imitations similar to moonstone are chalcedony, crystal, glass and plastic, but their optical and internal characteristics are quite different from those of moonstone, and they can be used as the basis for identification.

叁 What is the most taboo in the moonstone?

Moderator: Is the particle of Moonstone generally small?

Huang Dejin: Generally speaking, the moonstone above 5 carats belongs to large particles and has investment value; above 10 carats is the collection level. Because the large particles of moonstone are relatively small, many jewelry are made of small particles to create a variety of shapes.

But Moonstone has a shortcoming, that is, it has more inclusions, and it is completely clean with little moonstone with no inclusions. In fact, any gem is difficult to perfect, moonlight stone you appreciate its femininity, it must accept its contents. This is because it produces a lot of healing gaps during development. These inclusions are jagged and shaped like sputum, which can be seen by the naked eye. The contents of moonstone from different origins are also different. But they are not cracks, but the inclusions formed during gem development.

The most taboo of Moonstone is the black spots, which is a taboo for moonstone. Because if there is a black dot on the moonstone that wins with softness, it will be very awkward and there will be no cracks.

什么样 What kind of moonstone has investment collection value?

Moderator: Is the moonstone only transparent and colorless?

Huang Dejin: The common moonstone is colorless to white. In fact, there are many colors such as reddish brown, green and brown. Gray, green, orange, and yellow can be seen in the market. These are not uncommon in the wholesale market, and they are much larger, but the investment and collection value is not high. Moreover, the color of the halo on the moonstone is also different. It may be that the white and white brilliance may be silvery white or light yellow, which varies according to the feldspar minerals of the moonstone layer structure.

Moderator: To sum up, what kind of moonstone has investment collection value?

Wang Qi: The quality evaluation of moonstone is mainly considered from its color, transparency, clarity and moonlight effect. The moonlight effect plays an important role in the evaluation of the value of moonstone. Moonstone is colorless, transparent to translucent, with floating blue moonlight as the top grade, and moonstone with cat's eye effect or moonlight effect has a certain collection value because of its scarcity.

Huang Dejin: First of all, look at the clarity, the moonstone with investment value must be glass, not cream. The vitreous moonstone is very transparent. If the particles are large, there is no inclusion, and the value of blu-ray or colored light is high, but the number of such products is very small. And nowadays many low-priced moonstones on the market are creamy, and they are invisible.

Secondly, the biggest selling point of Moonstone is its halo effect, so the light floating on the surface of the stone should be strong enough, the color should be bright enough, generally the best in blue and color, which is the blue moonlight often heard on the market. , color moonlight. The blue moonlight with a transparent base with a blue moonlight is the highest value of the moonstone.

Third, we must pay attention to the area of ​​light. For example, the moonstone in India has a large area of ​​light; while the light of moonstone in Africa is linear, not flaky, but the clarity of African moonstone is better. Taking into account various factors, I think the most beautiful moonstone is still made in India, with strong halo, large area and rich colors.

Wu Yueguang is not easy to be copied

Moderator: Is there any fake moonstone on the market? Is moonstone easy to be faked? Can it be artificially synthesized?

Wang Qi: There are fewer moonstone imitations on the market, because moonstone has a unique moonlight effect that is not easy to imitate and is easier to identify. There are currently no synthetic varieties.

Huang Dejin: The appearance of the moonstone is relatively close to the shell jewelry, but the texture of the shell is not transparent, the gloss is not the same. The shell is made of pearl luster and plastic luster, which is easy to distinguish. If you really want to fake, it may be the kind of suppression, the bottom layer is moonstone, the upper layer is crystal, in order to increase the weight.

In fact, moonstone is not only difficult to fake, but processing is also very difficult. A large piece of moonstone can be used effectively in less than one-tenth. If you need to cut high-quality ring, the yield will be lower. Moreover, the master who requires the processing must have the experience to find out that the side with the light is processed into an arc. This is very demanding for the master, not only to retain the largest block as much as possible, but also to find the best side of the light.

The future of consumer jewellery is immeasurable

Moderator: Is the hardness of Moonstone suitable for processing into jewelry? Will it be easy to crack?

Wang Qi: In order to present the special optical effect of moonstone, the elliptical convex curved surface or the beading method is generally adopted, and the wide curved surface is used to express the soft moonlight effect. At present, the faceted type of moonstone cutting is also popular in the market. Style to enhance the brightness of the gemstone.

Moonstone has a Mohs hardness of 6-6.5, which is the hardness of the gemstone that can be worn everyday. Therefore, manufacturers often process moonstone into pendants, earrings or pins, which are suitable for everyday wear. Moonstone has a high hardness and a stable nature. As long as you pay attention to proper maintenance, you will be able to stay beautiful.

Moderator: What do you think about the future of moonstone?

Huang Dejin: The use of moonstone by humans has been more than one hundred years old. Its beauty is obvious to all. It is not like the phenomenon of water loss in Opal, and its nature is very stable. Only because of its small amount, there is no hot money pouring into it. The same quality moonstone, the current price is only half or one-third of the tourmaline and tanzanite, but the output is much less than the tourmaline and tanzanite. With rare production and beautiful smudges, Moonstone will shine with its unique charm.

Moderator: The enthusiasm of the colorful treasures is from Shanghai, Beijing and other places. Now there are not many people who like moonstone in Shanghai and Beijing.

Huang Dejin: Moonstone is a gem commonly used in world famous Tiffany jewelry. The climax of the moonstone has spread from Europe and the United States to the domestic fashion industry. At present, Moonstone is consumed in circles such as fashion circles, collectors, players, designers and enthusiasts. There is no big money to sell goods, such as Tanzanite and Tourmaline. Because the number of large particles of moonstone is relatively small, even if there is big money speculation, it is difficult to find a profit point after the price is fired. The market is hot again. There is no certain amount of gem supply market in the future, and the speculators can not make money.

Nowadays, the moonstones on the market are relatively small particles, making them into consumer jewellery, which is very popular at a price of several hundred dollars. I think the market prospects of China's consumer jewellery are immeasurable, especially for economically independent women. Their current interest points have gradually risen from simple clothing, bags and cosmetics to the pursuit of fashion and jewelry. It is the main force of Caibao consumption. This level of consumption power is once again released, and more jewelry is not enough. Moreover, in the future, jewelry is more consumed as a timepiece, not necessarily as a heirloom.

Know more D Moonstone maintenance three taboos

Avoid acid and alkali: Moonstone jewelry must not be washed with liquid with acid and alkali, so all cosmetics, perfumes, oil stains, etc. should be kept away.

Far friction: Moonstone hardness is 6-6.5, so it is necessary to avoid friction and collision with hard materials to avoid scratches.

Avoid collision: Moonstone encounters a strong impact may break, of course, so the gems should be avoided.

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