agate collection threshold is not high

agate collection threshold is not high, but certainly better view, since the types of agate and more yield, superior to the old Amoy to agate is not easy. agate chalcedony main components, only bands with a characteristic pattern can be regarded as a Agate, also will be constructed in accordance with a pattern into sardonyx agate and banded agate.
currently on the market's most valuable red agate red agate comes as the South, produced in Yunnan and Hainan, herve leger and white agate top good type is the lychee jelly.
in agate collection, the more expensive comes as rare agate water tank, water tank has a closed hollow agate, containing aqueous solution, water, when bile agate rock sound of gurgling water, and Agate can be seen in the way of water flow. transparent and crack-free and defective bile agate water is valuable to have great investment and the value of the collection. TIPS how to choose the old agate as more socially focus on jade and jade, agate collections less old, but old agate market in recent herve leger dress years sells on the market there were many new products to do the old agate. In general the old agate processing artifacts are handmade, and Modern agate is used to do the old drilling equipment, so the hole more round, while the old agate manual processing will leave some mark. the most common counterfeit old agate material is herve leger bandage dress glass, look closely glass products in the presence of small amounts of air bubbles will be.
do the old agate colors are more bright, shiny surface better, but the real old agate due to air oxidation, the color will be some dark, similar to the matte effect. fake fake soft texture agate, agate with jade can leave scratches, but does not really agate.