Is Gobi material hetian jade?

Gobi material is a kind of Hetian jade, which is mainly produced in the Gobi desert in southern Xinjiang. It is formed by weathering and caving of primary ore, long-term exposure to the surface and long-term interaction with wind, sand and rain. The wetting degree and texture of Gobi material are obviously better than that of mountain material, and are comparable to those of seed material in Hetian jade.

Gobi material is Hetian jade Gobi material, which belongs to Hetian jade. It is actually one of the manifestations of Hetian jade. This kind of Hetian jade is mainly produced in the Gobi desert in southern Xinjiang, which is formed by the long-term exposure of Hetian jade primary ore to the surface, weathering and caving, and the long-term action of wind, sand and rain.

Hetian jade can be divided into seed material, Gobi material, landscape material and mountain material, and Gobi material is second only to seed material. Its colors are suet white, white jade, topaz, yellow mouth, dark green, sapphire and black jade, but its hardness is higher than that of seed material, and its density is about 3.0.

It should be noted that Gobi and gobi jade are not the same species. Gobi jade refers to quartzite jade produced in Gobi in the east of northern Xinjiang, and its composition is timely, pyrite, mica and other substances.