翡翠作为天然形成的珠宝首饰，在亿万年的地球历史形成过程中会产生形形色色的质地和颜色，也难免会产生一些不太美观的缺陷，也有后天导致的缺陷，后天人为的缺陷指的是雕刻师和打磨师加工过程中用力过猛，雕刻失误等等。我们这里着重讲解天然形成的缺陷。
杂点
翡翠的杂点：有时会见到翡翠有小总面积或是斑点状的某些色调，如果是小总面积或是斑点状的鲜红色、淡黄色、翠绿色，这种能够称之为巧雕，由于他们的存有，会提升翡翠的特点，也会让翡翠更为好看。如果是小总面积或是斑点状的灰黑色、深灰色、深褐色等，便是杂点，由于他们多多少少会危害到翡翠的级别，或是毁坏了全部制成品的艺术美。
绺裂
翡翠的绺裂：绺裂便是实际上是分离描述翡翠的缺陷的，裂就是指翡翠遭受外力的作用下被毁坏，导致翡翠内部构造被毁坏，进而会使翡翠內部有缝隙。绺便是，因为一些当然的缘故自身当然痊愈或是是早已添充了化学物质，这就是绺。也是有一些中后期的裂痕，是在手工雕刻的全过程中导致的，这种裂痕和绺裂都是会减少翡翠的收藏价值和艺术价值，自然翡翠也是太脆的，不可以和硬块相碰撞，也是会出现裂痕的。
小雪花棉
小雪花棉：这也是翡翠长期的缺陷，是由于它零零散散的像小雪花一样，故称之为小雪花棉，假如一块备好的翡翠有小雪花棉，便会减少翡翠的一些使用价值，更会令人感觉缺憾。实际上大家还可以用另一种目光对待有着小雪花棉的翡翠，翠绿色中缀满一点白的“小雪花”，会给翡翠提升一种飘渺诗意，也是另一种的景色。
那麼翡翠小雪花棉是什么呢
小雪花棉中的棉就是指翡翠的內部呈微全透明、透明色的白包囊体，里边的主要成分是霞石、纳大理岩、方活性碳，集聚所产生了条带条状、絮状、软斑状、波浪纹状等，假如小雪花棉的总数较多时，也会危害翡翠的清晰度和种源。
小雪花棉的好坏判断规范
大家应当首先看底，假如底浑浊，都不清亮的小雪花棉便是不大好的，尽可能不必个人收藏，因此 无论翡翠是什么样子，有小雪花棉，那的底就一定要清亮才能够。大家也能看棉点，关键看棉点的三层面：总数、尺寸、遍布。棉点越小的种源就越细致，其尺寸就意味着结晶的尺寸，越小毛料就越密不可分，也会看起来轻柔清秀。棉点的总数还要适合，过多反倒不好看，会丧失灵性，太少了又沒有小雪花的觉得，因此 小雪花棉的总数遍布要匀称。也要看棉点的界限，飘浮在功底里的是最好是的，也要和翻数的开，自然，更要清楚。
Jade, as a naturally formed jewelry, has produced various textures and colors throughout the billions of years of Earth’s history. It is also inevitable to have some unsightly defects, as well as defects caused by human factors such as excessive force and carving errors during the carving and polishing process. We will focus on natural defects here.
Miscellaneous points
The impurities of jadeite: Sometimes it is seen that jadeite has small total areas or speckled colors. If it is small total areas or speckled bright red, light yellow, or emerald green, this can be called skillful carving. Due to their presence, it can enhance the characteristics of jadeite and make it more beautiful. If it is a small total area or speckled gray black, dark gray, dark brown, etc., it is a miscellaneous point, because they will more or less harm the grade of jade or destroy the artistic beauty of all finished products.
Zha Lie
Jadeite grain cracking: Grain cracking refers to the separation and description of defects in jadeite, which means that jadeite is damaged by external forces, resulting in the destruction of its internal structure and causing cracks inside the jadeite. Zha is, due to some natural reasons, naturally cured or already filled with chemicals, this is Zha. There are also some cracks in the middle and later stages, which are caused during the entire process of manual carving. These cracks and grain cracks will reduce the collection value and artistic value of jade. Naturally, jade is also too brittle and cannot collide with hard blocks, which can also cause cracks.
Small snowflake cotton
Small snowflake cotton: This is also a long-term defect of jade, because it is scattered like small snowflakes, so it is called small snowflake cotton. If a prepared piece of jade has small snowflake cotton, it will reduce some of the value of the jade and make people feel deficient. In fact, people can also treat jade with small snowflake cotton in a different way. The emerald green with a hint of white “small snowflakes” will enhance the ethereal poetry of jade and create a different scenery.
So what is jade snowflake cotton
The cotton in small snowflake cotton refers to the slightly transparent and transparent white capsule body inside jadeite, which is mainly composed of nepheline, dolomite, and activated carbon. The aggregation produces strip-shaped, flocculent, soft spotted, wavy patterns, etc. If the total number of small snowflake cotton is large, it can also harm the clarity and seed source of jadeite.
Standard for judging the quality of small snowflake cotton
Everyone should first look at the bottom. If the bottom is cloudy and not clear, small snowflake cotton is not good. It is best not to collect it personally. Therefore, no matter what jade looks like, if there is small snowflake cotton, the bottom must be clear. Everyone can also look at cotton dots, but the key is to consider the three aspects of cotton dots: total number, size, and distribution. The smaller the cotton dot, the finer the seed, and its size means the size of the crystal. The smaller the cotton dot, the more inseparable the wool will be, and it will also look soft and delicate. The total number of cotton dots should also be appropriate, too many may not look good and lose their spirituality, while too few may not feel like small snowflakes. Therefore, the total number of small snowflake cotton dots should be evenly distributed. It also depends on the boundaries of the cotton dots. The ones that float in the foundation are the best, and they should also be clear about the number of flips.
