1 thought on “A simple way to identify cinnabar”

  1. Cinnabar is a mineral and a medicinal material. Depending on its place of origin, the color of cinnabar is also different. Bright red, bright red, dark red is more common. Because it is mineral, there are many natural cinnabar magazines. The most common colors of magazines are yellow, white and purple. Because the hardness of raw cinnabar is very low, it is crisp than the chalk, so it is easy to break. In view of the above two points, raw cinnabar cannot be used as jewelry at all. On the other hand, cinnabar is not an expensive decoration, but it is not cheap. It takes a lot of materials with raw ore for jewelry, and then can be made into various complex shapes. Its technical requirements are also high, and the cost is high. Therefore, the mainstream approach on the market is to crush raw cinnabar stones into powder, purify the technology, remove the toxicity, and then make various shapes! Several simple identification methods: one, the most commonly used -knock. The real cinnabar jewelry, after knocking, the color of the inside and outside is the same. Here are some precautions. Generally, when drilling, because the drill is turned quickly, the temperature is very high. The cinnabar at the entrance will turn white at high temperature, otherwise it should be very uniform red. Also, if it is a plastic bead, the general beads will only be flattened, and the cinnabar will crack. Because many people believe in weight, many unscrupulous merchants will add a lot of industrial black lead during the production process, so that the weight of jewelry will increase a lot. After the jewelry is knocked on, it will see obvious black spots or blocks, and some will add fluorescent powder. This phenomenon is called metal flash. These basic contents are very small! Second, the fire plastic jewelry will be burned well, and the lighter will melt the combustion. In the end, almost nothing. After igniting the real cinnabar, it will not be completely burned. After the flame is extinguished, it will keep the shape and crack, such as a ballpoint will keep the spherical shape. However, when they are burning, they will smell a pungent smell. This is because cinnabar ornaments should add some plant glue to fixed type during the shape, otherwise cinnabar ornaments will be easily broken. Third, the method of testing the water is really not afraid of water, so it will not fade when it encounters water. Take some water and put your cinnabar jewelry in. After a period of time, the dyed fakes are faded, and the genuine products do not fade. Be careful not to get shampoo, shampoo, etc., because these daily necessities contain chemicals, which will corrode cinnabar. The above are some simple ways of identification. Finally, let me tell you the most confusing fake cinnabar. This kind of jewelry, the banner of general merchants is red, if it is white, it is fake. The truth of the matter is that white is not necessarily false, and many of them are imitation products. The craftsmanship of this jewelry is the same as the red brick for building a house. After knocking on, it is also red, but the particles are generally obvious, the particles are very thick, and the weight is not light. Non -professional is easy to confuse.

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