1. Origin of Yanyuan agate
When it comes to salt source agate, we have to talk about salt source. Yanyuan County is located on the southeast edge of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, on the west bank of Yalong River downstream. It belongs to Liangshan Prefecture, Sichuan Province, southwest of Shushan, west of Lugu Lake, the country of love daughters, and south of Panzhihua. It is the only place to go to Shangri-La. Located between Meigu and Baoshan, two major producing areas in Nanhong, the climate is cool and pleasant all year round. Being in such a land of geomantic omen, the quality of colored agate produced is naturally not bad.
2. Salt source agate color
There are many kinds of agates in Yanyuan, including yellow, green, red, black, blue and purple. The texture is delicate, and the moisture is the same as that of Nanhong. After a long time, it will become a beautiful patina. Because of its hard texture, good toughness, difficult cracking in carving, strong and natural glue texture, it is very suitable for carving. Rich colors can stimulate the creative inspiration of sculptors, make all kinds of clever sculptures, and it is easy to produce fine products.
3. The price of salt agate
At present, the price of Yanyuan agate has started to rise. The price of ordinary bracelets has reached thousands of dollars, and some with better color matching and larger bead diameter can be sold for tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands. The high price of Yanyuan materials is not unrelated to the curiosity of players, and the colorful colors of materials are also one of the factors contributing to its high price. In addition, the output of salt source agate is limited, the original stone is cracked, and the output is very low, so the price is firm. It can be seen that there is still room for appreciation of fine salt source carvings, which is a good choice for collection investment.