Chapter 555 Found a Treasure
Bifang stood in the sun and looked at it for a long time, then blurted out: "Emerald!"
Jade?
What is jade? Where can I find jade?
When Bifang pointed outside the forest, the eyes of millions of viewers followed suit.
Bonegawa Suneo and Minamoto Shizuka both widened their eyes, too shocked to speak.
The drone flew earlier, passed through the sparse trees, came to the steep slope, and looked down from top to bottom.
On the low mountain hundreds of meters high, the huge brown landslide is like an uncovered scar, with gray-white limestone, wet soil, fallen trees, and in the middle, an extremely huge stone with a green cross-section.
Between brown and gray, this green is quite conspicuous, covered with spots, like a hibernating Mangshan iron head, but because of the rainfall, some of the soil has been washed away, leaving part of the trunk exposed to the air.
If this is really a snake, it must be qualified to appear in American science fiction films such as "Monty Python vs. Crocodile" and "Monty Python vs. Spider". Not only Chinese audiences, but also Japanese netizens are all boiling with excitement.
Jade is the "national stone" of Japan!
Not only China, but Japan is also quite crazy about jade. In 2016, they designated jadeite as the country's "national stone", which is a clear example.
Now, seeing that Bifang actually discovered the jadeite in the open air, his eyes turned red with jealousy.
This is just like walking down the street and suddenly finding a lottery ticket worth 100 million yuan!
What is this?
What's this?
I'm envious.
I'm jealous.
I feel tired.
No matter how much the audience wailed in their hearts, they had to offer barrages of comments to congratulate them, and then secretly express their jealousy.
[Emerald, it’s really emerald, I won’t make a mistake! ]
[It’s a big piece, too big! ]
[Damn, I’m rich]
"Is it really jade? Could it be a mistake?" The female commentator was still a little incredulous. "How much does such a big piece cost?"
Bonegawa Suneo estimated: "It's about one cubic meter, right? Let's see the cross section?"
"It's amazing. This earthquake actually shook out the jade buried underground. Is there a jade mine here?"
If it really is jade, and it is so huge, it can't be just this piece, right?
Thinking of this, the audience became even more excited.
How much does a mine cost?
Most of the audience are ordinary people. They don’t quite understand the specific value of a mine, but they know very clearly that it will be an astronomical figure.
After all, anything related to "mountains" is not a simple matter.
[Boss Fang has become rich again. Why did I say again?]
[Fast forward to contracting the entire hill and starting mining]
Bifang was also a little nervous. The feeling of discovering unexpected wealth was so sudden, so sudden that it could make one's heart skip a beat.
"Don't worry, let's go down and take a look. I just feel like it looks like jade, it may not be real. Maybe I'm seeing things, it's just a piece of chlorite, they are all green."
Jadeite is a jade-grade stone polycrystalline aggregate formed under geological action. Chlorite is basically the product of the alteration of pyroxene and hornblende.
The only difference is that the former is a gemstone - jade, while the latter is just an ordinary igneous rock, that is, magmatic rock, a worthless thing.
The difference between the two can be seen at a glance, and Bifang's eyesight is not that bad.
The greater purpose of saying this is to calm down the excitement. Both myself and the audience are a little excited.
After taking a few breaths and regaining his composure, Bifang walked to the slope and looked down.
Fortunately, there was also a forest below the slope, not a residential town, so no casualties were caused.
There were no trees here, so Bifang tied the rope to a big tree not far away that was not in danger of landslide, then walked along the slope and stepped on the boulders to get closer to the center of the scar.
[Lao Fang, are you sure this is jade? ]
[Why do I feel like a green marble (funny)]
[It’s different from what I’ve seen before]
What is Jade?
【A kind of stone】
Asian audiences are very familiar with the word jadeite, but foreign audiences are not very familiar with it, and some have never even heard of it.
"It's a very beautiful stone, similar to diamond, but I personally feel that jade is much more valuable than diamond." Bifang couldn't help but say.
To put it simply, a gemstone is a beautiful and rare stone. It is loved by everyone because of its beauty and valuable because of its scarcity.
This is even more true for jadeite. Jade is already very scarce, let alone the king of jade - jadeite.
This is especially true given the cultural heritage of China over thousands of years.
As for diamonds, in Bifang's eyes, they are really worthless.
If you have seen Leonardo DiCaprio's movie "Blood Diamond", you will understand that the amount of this stuff mined is unbelievable. There are a lot of mineral veins in Africa. Carbon can be formed under high temperature and high pressure conditions. Its "scarcity" is entirely due to monopoly.
In the past, if it couldn’t be synthesized artificially, they would boast that it was eternal. If it could be synthesized artificially, they would boast about its naturalness. They also boasted about the cutting process and all sorts of certifications. Once, Bifang saved a chief, so he gave him a small bag and a thick stack of certificates.
Now the technology of Huazhong University of Science and Technology has achieved another breakthrough, and they can now grow diamonds. They are truly natural. I wonder how diamond merchants will brag about it.
Jade is different. The conditions for its formation require, first, regional metamorphism to occur, the primary sodium feldspar desiliconizes to form jadeite rock, and then the plates collide to produce low temperature and ultra-high pressure conditions.
Low temperature and ultra-high pressure, when you hear this you will know how outrageous it is, it is a completely contradictory condition.
Because in physics, the deeper you go into the mantle, the greater the pressure and the higher the temperature.
However, jade requires low temperature and high pressure, and ultra-high pressure must be continuously applied. Low temperature represents the shallow surface, and high pressure represents deep strata, so theoretically , such conditions do not exist.
This was the first time many viewers had heard of this answer.
[Fuck, where did this thing come from? ]
"This is related to the theory of plate tectonics in geology. The surface is located near the junction of the Eurasian Plate and the Indian Plate. Tens of millions of years ago, the Indian Plate and the Eurasian Plate collided, providing low temperature and ultra-high pressure conditions for the formation of jade."
"The Myitkyina Menggong area in the north of the country is blessed by God. Its location just meets the geological environment requirements for jadeite mineralization. Such harsh conditions can be said to be one in a million. This is almost the only place where gem-grade jadeite is produced."
It can be said that the entire world's gem-grade jade is only found in a belt that is more than 200 kilometers long and 15 kilometers wide. Moreover, most of the jade mined in certain areas of this belt is of extremely poor quality, and only a few can be called gems.
As for synthesis, all that comes out is slag...
Is that outrageous?
It's not that there are no gems in other places. Besides Noodles, there are also some in six places: Guatemala, Japan's Honshu Island, Colombia, New Zealand, California, USA, and White Bear. However, they cannot be called gems at all. The quality is so poor that it's embarrassing. There are no top-grade jades at all.
It's a big stone that's a little greener and smoother.
The most typical example is Yunnan in China. Not to mention that the quality is a little worse, it doesn’t even exist. It is obviously in the same area, less than 150 kilometers away from Menggong area.
This is because Yunnan and Myanmar's Menggong area belong to the same plate junction zone, but on the Chinese side, it belongs to the compression uplift zone, and the surface point belongs to the extinction boundary, that is, the orogenic belt.
In the collision mountain system, the location with the greatest stress is the extinction boundary orogenic zone. The force of the uplift zone is used to arch up the mountains. Only at this point is there the low-temperature and ultra-high-pressure environment required for the formation of jadeite.
The location of this point happens to be the Menggong area.
It's just that little difference, and the geological environment on both sides is completely different.
It is so rare that jade mining has become a pillar industry of the pastry industry.
Kidneys don’t count.
Bifang said: "So don't get too excited. Even if it is jade, its quality can't be too high. Besides, it is mountain material, so it is even worse."
Many viewers don’t quite understand the details and ask what mountain materials are.
"Mountain material is jade from the mountains. In addition, there is seed material, which is jade that has fallen into the river due to various accidents. After countless years of erosion and material exchange, a layer of stone skin will be formed, and the jade inside will be smoother."
"There is no mountain material, so we can see it directly exposed. Otherwise, I would not recognize it and would think it is an ordinary stone."
The jade in the mine is in a static environment and is deeply hidden in the rock from beginning to end. It lacks external polishing, has an incomplete skin, or no skin at all, and has an angular shape without roundness.
Bifang pulled the rope tight and made sure it was secure, then came to the edge of the steep slope, stepped on a rock, stabilized his body, looked at the next rock, and gently jumped over.
The rocks here are half-stuck in the mountain and exposed due to landslides. They are not necessarily solid, so Bifang is very careful in making tiny moves.
The drone flew over Bifang's head, and when it filmed downward, it looked like a stunt performer walking on a staircase in the air.
With a loud crash.
A semi-protruding boulder fell off the mountain wall. Bifang missed his step and jumped out by stepping on the mountain wall at the side, and landed on another huge rock. Unexpectedly, this huge rock was also loose, and it only held on for a while before breaking and falling.
Depend on!
Bifang was covered in cold sweat, and every pore was dilating. He quickly grabbed the rope around his waist and continued to step on the rock wall. He used the reaction force to move forward and landed on another small rock. The bad thing was that the small rocks were even more unreliable and fell one after another, forcing him to jump up as soon as they landed.
A large amount of rubble rolled down the steep slope. The small ones rolled into the air and were bounced off, falling into the forest. The big ones crushed everything along the way and smashed straight into the forest, raising a small cloud of dust.
No birds were startled.
Long before the earthquake, all the birds had flown away. The entire forest is now eerily silent, with even the chirping of insects becoming much quieter.
Even with the drone footage, viewers could see snakes crawling down from the trees and now moving down the mountain. There were six or seven of them in just a few minutes, which was really creepy.
Bifang was like a wilderness version of Super Mario. It jumped more than ten times before steadying itself again. It leaned its back against the rock wall, breathing heavily.
Even though the sweat shirt he was wearing was quick-drying, water marks were now visible on it.
The audience silently worried for Bifang. Fortunately, there was a rope, otherwise it would be too exciting and his heart would not be able to bear it.
After descending about twenty meters, Bifang finally approached the green boulder he had seen earlier.
After close observation, Bifang confirmed it completely.
This is a fucking piece of jade!
It’s quite big!
The surface area exposed on the ground alone is more than half a square meter, and the entire stone is estimated to be half a cubic meter in size!
Bonegawa Suneo and Minamoto Shizuka looked at each other.
The next moment.
The two held hands and screamed.
"ah!!!"
Takeshi Gouda crossed his arms, looked at the soaring popularity data on the computer, and looked doubtful about his life.
The earthquake unearthed a large piece of jade.
Why doesn't he get such a good thing?
Nobita Nobi standing by was even more envious. The last time there was such a noticeable earthquake, he got nothing except a big bump on his head from a falling fan and had to go to the hospital to get the bandages done, which cost a lot of money.
I often do good deeds. When I see an old lady crossing the road, I will help her and feed stray cats and dogs.
well.
There are really huge differences between people.
【It’s really emerald! 】
【Awesome!!!】
[Prince Mu gave the anchor a yacht *66 - handsome guy, bring it over to play]
【Ugh! 】
[Is it shameful?]
[This is amazing. Following Lao Fang, I have seen a lot and encountered all kinds of situations.]
[Nonsense, Lao Fang has almost traveled all over the world now, right? ]
[Ashtray presented to the anchor spaceship *1.0——It’s a beautiful stone, I wonder if there is one for me (funny)]
[Are you watching the live broadcast when you are not filming? Is there a new movie coming out? 】
Bifang held on to the rope tightly and lay tightly on the slope.
Because of the landslide, the slope here has exceeded 70 degrees. If it exceeds 30 degrees, it is difficult for people to stand firmly. If it is 70 to 80 degrees, it is no different from completely vertical and people cannot stand.
After some friction and stones, Bifang came to the edge of the jade and kicked it gently with his foot. When he saw that it was fine, he increased his strength, causing the audience to wail.
[Oh my god, stop kicking, stop kicking, what if you break it? ]
[If it falls, it will break. Think twice, Boss Fang, think twice! ]
[Stop, I don't allow you to do this! ]
[Jade, my jade, hehe]
【Can I give you something? 】
After kicking it several times and making sure it was firm, the audience screamed.
Because Bifang stood directly on this huge jade stone, and paused with force, it was very solid: "It seems that there is still a large part of , otherwise it would not be so solid. It is really big, but the quality is indeed average."
Crouch down and move the camera closer so you can see it more clearly.
It's not all green as the audience thinks, it's more like.
A big, very green rock?
[Many of them are like this before polishing, and some are much more beautiful after polishing. 】
Bifang touched it with his fingers and wiped it away, leaving many tiny cracks.
"As the name suggests, mountain materials exist in mountain ranges and have never been soaked or washed by rivers. They are generally large in size. The one in front of me is conservatively estimated to be half a cubic meter. Most of them have plain shapes, with sharp edges and corners. The surface is also relatively dry and has obvious cracks."
"The more famous mountain jadeite mines are all famous for producing large pieces. Most of them are large pieces of jadeite without a complete skin or fog layer, weighing several tons or dozens of tons. Some of the larger ones even weigh hundreds of tons, which are terrifyingly large."
"However, the quality of mountain jade is generally poor, which can also be understood as immature jadeite rough stones."
"Because of its poor quality and large size, it is basically used to make fake jade, or low-end bracelets, and large-sized ornaments. It is difficult to make the high-quality jade pendants or bracelets that we often see."
"The quality of the piece in front of us is already good."
The piece in front of me can’t be said to be good, nor can it be said to be bad.
Bifang doesn't know the exact value either, he is a complete layman.
But it should be a lot of money, right?
The only problem is how to take it away. Due to being formed under ultra-high pressure, jade has a very high density, much higher than ordinary stones.
Half a cubic meter, weighing nearly two tons.
Even Bifang couldn't bear the injection of supermarket warrior serum.
[It’s okay, tell me the address and I’ll go dig it right away! ]
[Boss Fang still has too much money, let me come and show you what the human body's limit is, a super soldier.]
Bifang thought for a while and said: "Let's go down the mountain and find someone to help."
