Jadeite butterflyMaster artist Wang Junyi made expert use of the changing hues in a piece of imperia
Jadeite butterflyMaster artist Wang Junyi made expert use of the changing hues in a piece of imperial green jadeite with its orangey weathering rind to create a wonderful filigree style butterfly. Even with diamond tools, jadeite is very tough to carve due to the interfelted nature of the pyroxene crystals, burn in high pressure low temperature metamorphism, often in subduction zones when rocks are carried deep down towards the mantle but bounce back up to the surface due to their buoyancy, sometimes being focussed through faults. LozImage credit: Shanghai Daily -- source link
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