Natural amethyst has these kinds of grade classification standards, but not many people know about it.


Release time:

2023-11-17

Amethyst color is rich and colorful, according to the different colors are divided into amethyst, white crystal, powder crystal and so on. Because the color of amethyst is mysterious and elegant purple, it gives people a sense of nobility, so it is very popular. In recent years, with the increase in demand for amethyst, the price of amethyst continues to rise, so why is amethyst sought after by consumers? Subjectively speaking, for example, everyone will feel that the same thing, bought in different places, feels completely different, such as the same piece of clothing, sold for several hundred yuan in a large shopping mall or a specialty store, in a night market or a street stall It may sell for tens of dollars, but it gives people the feeling that it is good in the shopping mall. In order to cater to this consumer heart, so, there will be a lot of businesses at the expense of decorating their stores, or shaping the brand image, enhance the added value of the brand to raise prices.

At present, there is no strict international classification standard for natural crystal, and each market has different definitions, which are not strict in the industry. General identification is based on the results of visual observation without the aid of a magnifying glass, mainly the following levels:

Level AA: The entire crystal is flawless inside and outside, with no visible human flaws on the surface.

Class A1: Minor blemishes, or fine natural inclusions, no more than 3mm of clouds or flocs.

Grade A: Slightly blemished, with clouds or cotton wool that are easily visible to the naked eye.

Class AB: There are large cloud inclusions, small ice cracks, and small scratches on the surface.

Class B: More than half of the crystal is full of clouds and inclusions, large ice cracks, and smaller cracks on the surface.

Level C: The lowest level, the whole is cloudy, with obvious signs of ice cracks and obvious cracks on the surface, which seem to break at any time.

The value of the crystal is also related to the size of the crystal, the same level, the larger the more difficult, and sometimes although the level is lower, but the crystal is large enough, the price may be higher than the high-level small crystal. Due to the mining and production of natural crystal, it is difficult to obtain crystal without defects, or to use a large piece of crystal to make a small ornament. AA grade products are rare and have high collection value.

The price of amethyst cannot be generalized. Due to the difference in color, transparency and appearance, its price difference is also very large. Moreover, the price of amethyst is often determined by its color, transparency and quality.

the evaluation criteria of amethyst:

Color: The main colors of amethyst are lavender, purple, dark red, red, dark purple, blue-purple and other colors, with dark purple red and red as the best, too light purple is more common. Crystal: Amethyst crystal if the more transparent its price is more expensive, of course, completely transparent amethyst is now almost invisible, natural amethyst crystal internal more or less there will be some impurities, no impurities of amethyst will generally be artificial crystal.

Color: The brighter the color, the more expensive the price. The color of natural amethyst is not very uniform. Different beads on the same amethyst bracelet, or even a bead, may be uneven in color, especially when placed in water, can be clearly seen, while synthetic, the color is relatively uniform.

Inclusions: It is said that the inclusions of natural crystal are unavoidable, such as cotton and ice cracks. This is only a matter of how many are formed in the natural generation process. If the impurities inside the crystal are less and the crystal is more transparent, the price of such amethyst is generally relatively more expensive. Of course, there are also some amethysts on the market that are completely free of impurities. Most of these crystals are artificial crystals or raised crystals, so you can see clearly when choosing.

Size: In the case of the same quality and color, the larger the crystal size, the more expensive the price. Of course, there is also a case where the quality is different, and the specification is also a price-dependent factor.