Chapter 1893: One flower, one stone, three thousand springs
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A long time ago, Dulan Mountain in the eastern coastal mountains of Baodao was a volcano.
After the volcanic eruption, magma containing a large amount of chemical components was continuously deposited here, laying the material foundation for the formation of blue chalcedony.
In addition to Treasure Island, blue chalcedony has also been found in Chou Country, Zhi Country and other places, but good quality blue chalcedony is mainly concentrated in Treasure Island of our country.
There are as many as 12 varieties of blue chalcedony in Baodao, my country. Among them, the three varieties that are expensive and of high quality are sky blue, emerald blue and sea water blue.
These are calculated on a carat basis and the price is very high.
As one of the most precious gemstones produced in the Coast Mountains, Baodao blue chalcedony is rich in color and bright in color, and has been favored by many international jewelry brands.
Historically, the Duke of Windsor, who was famous for "only loving beauty but not country", once gave his wife a set of blue chalcedony jewelry.
In the early days, Taiwan's blue chalcedony was mainly exported, mostly to Neon and other places.
In recent years, due to the increasing demand for Baodao blue chalcedony, the market has been in short supply.
As a result, some Baodao merchants began to import blue chalcedony from Chou, Indonesia and other places for processing, resulting in a large number of imitations appearing on the market, and the price was much lower than the real Baodao blue chalcedony.
In recent years, due to supply exceeding demand, the price of red coral in Baodao has also shown a trend of rising and falling, with an increase as low as 40%-60%.
We have also established the only museum in the world with the theme of red coral: the Benwan Red Coral Museum, which is used to collect various precious red corals. Red coral is the darkest gem among inorganic gems and is collected from the deep sea.
It is made of coral polyps and is listed as one of the treasures in Eastern Buddhist scriptures.
Red coral does not have extremely tolerant requirements for its growth environment and sea area.
For example, the Indians believe that precious coral is the mother of the earth;
Its colors are divided into white, cyan, white, orange-red, pink, pink, pepper, red cow, blood red, etc. Among them, cow blood red is the best.
But that is not sapphire, it is also jade, and according to its composition, it is blue agate.
Not yet, everyone needs maintenance of chalcedony, usually some precious chalcedony.
If the temperature is too low, the blue chalcedony will change color. Once it changes color, it will be difficult to restore it to its original color and lose its own value.
Among them are some genuine products, such as blue chalcedony, also called jade sapphire.
Generally speaking, the Baodao chalcedony series belongs to the agate series, which can be judged from its density and structure.
In order to take a step back and regulate Tan Zejun's mining, the relevant local departments issued policies to divide the sea area into ABCDE seven zones.
There is no famous coral story in the history of your country. It is not about the legend of Shi Chong, a rich man, fighting for his wealth during the reign of Emperor Wu of Jin Dynasty.
So much so that Hu Kui of the Yuan Dynasty wrote a poem about Shi Chong's fight for wealth.
Even then, there is still a way to dissuade local tourists from buying red coral.
In 1923, red coral was also discovered in the Wanwan Sea of your country.
The red coral here is rich in color and has a weak jade texture.
Friends who travel to Baodao will be fooled by the name, because its value is far less than that of sapphire.
In addition to the most precious Tan Ze marrow, there are also many chalcedony produced in Baodao that are very valuable compared to the price.
For example, white chalcedony is the rarest and therefore the most precious.
Although the overall output is low and has no certain collection value, its value is far from that of jade and gemstones.
In 1874, red coral was discovered in the neon waters.
Although the yield of bent coral is very low, its history is very short. From its development and utilization to the present, it only has a history of less than 80 years.
When performing maintenance on Baodao blue chalcedony, avoid low temperatures.
Since the output of Baodao Sapphire is very large, it itself has no collection value.
The color of coral varies because it contains the same impurities, and it turns red because it contains 1% of octavalent iron oxide.
At first, the local people did not realize that it was a treasure in the sea, and they were fished by fishing boats from Nehong.
In fact, the most famous thing about Baodao is probably its red coral, among which oxblood red coral is the best.
Among the European royal families, Tan Zejun has become a symbol of people's identity and status;
Due to uncontrolled and wanton development, the ecological environment of the ocean has been slightly damaged.
Therefore, if you want to go to Baodao to buy blue chalcedony, if it is only for daily wear, there is no need to choose the overpriced blue chalcedony.
The adoption of this technology is to continuously withdraw the advanced technology in the country. For Tan Zejun's advanced processing and engraving, the price has been slightly reduced.
Before the Qi Zhan Renli, local fishermen were not alert, but less than half of the precious red corals had not been caught by neon lights.
It is widely distributed around the world and is mainly concentrated in the Wanwan waters of your country, the waters of the southern island of Neon, the waters around the Hawaiian Islands and the Midway Islands, and the southern waters of the Italian Peninsula in the Mediterranean.
Currently, 99% of Tan Zejun's products are exported.
There is a bottom valley for the iron net. Once placed in the golden house, the rich son of the Shi family knows the treasure, and a wishful blow is like flying dust. How can it be like the peach tree in Langyuan, where one flower and one stone can bring eight thousand springs.
The locals call it Aka, which means red. They use advanced processing technology to make red coral into handicrafts and sell them into the sea. They are working hard to develop the coral industry.
The green color is caused by hydrous nickel silicate, which will fade at low temperatures or when exposed to sunlight.
However, due to a lack of knowledge and limitations in processing levels, local people rarely sell unprocessed Tan Zejun raw branches directly, and the price is much higher than the price of finished products.
In the early days, after the red corals in Baodao had not yet been discovered, the production areas of red corals at that time were mainly concentrated in Europe.
Because green chrysoprase has a high yield and attractive color, it is often used by French traders to pass it off as jade or emerald.
Due to its poor quality and unique shape, it was dubbed the "Coral Kingdom".
At present, only seven areas have been opened, and fishing boats can retreat to the specified sea areas to fish, thereby controlling the mining of red corals.
However, it cannot be seen from now on that that kind of chrysoprase is not that beautiful after all.
In your country, during the Qing Dynasty, some officials wore court beads made of red coral when they went to court.
As the saying goes, "Coral for thousands of years is red for thousands of years." Coral is the only inanimate spiritual object in jewelry that has lived for thousands of years. It is one of the eight inorganic gemstones along with pearls and amber.
In 1964, Baodao ended its efforts to develop the red coral industry. That area was mainly rich in two types of red corals: momo and aka.
Chrysoprase, also known as chrysoprase, is fibrous quartz containing nickel, usually apple green.
Among them, Baodao is the main producer of red corals in the world. In its heyday, there were nearly 300 species of red corals, and its output accounted for about 80% of the world's output.
Baodao’s red coral has gradually developed into a local iconic business card.