Table 1 Material type and alteration type of the ancient jade artifacts.

From: Nondestructive analysis of alterations of Chinese jade artifacts from Jinsha, Sichuan Province, China

 

Artifact Number

Material type

Alteration type

1

JS-1

Nephrite

Blue, white

2

JS-2

Nephrite

Blue

3

JS-3

Nephrite

Black, yellowish-brown

4

JS-4

Nephrite

White, black, purple, brownish-red, yellowish-brown

5

JS-5

Nephrite

White, black, purple, brownish-red, yellowish-brown

6

JS-6

Nephrite

White, black, gray, dark purple

7

JS-7

Nephrite

Gray, white, brownish-red

8

JS-8

Nephrite

Brown, white

9

JS-10

Nephrite

White, black, purple, brownish-red, yellowish-brown

10

JS-11

Nephrite

Reddish-brown, white, yellowish-brown

11

JS-12

Nephrite

White

12

JS-13

Nephrite

White

13

JS-14

Nephrite

White

14

JS-15

Nephrite

White

  1. Jade JS-9 was not included in this study.