鸡血石像一抹鲜活纯正、淋漓如血的红色，华贵而不失朴实，艳丽而不失典雅。鸡血石在宝玉石分类中属玉类，是玉石之中的佼佼者。目前，最著名的鸡血石按产地命名分别是昌化鸡血石和巴林鸡血石。其形成于朱砂（硫化汞）渗透到高岭石中、地开石中而缓慢形成，这两者交融，共生一体的天然宝石，在国内外是比较罕见的。鸡血石含有辰砂（朱砂）、石英、方解石、辉锑矿、地开石、高岭石、白云石等矿物，且大部分含有硫化汞（朱砂）等多种成份的硫化物以及硅酸盐矿物。因产地不同，质地成分也不同，但都离不开硫化汞（朱砂）成分。其一般硬度为2—3度。鸡血除主要成分为硫化汞外，还有含少量的至色元素铁、钛，它们是深色染剂，这些少量元素多少是鸡血呈现不同红色的主要原因，含量多则血色呈暗红。另外鸡血石也含有不同的感光元素硒、碲，这也是鸡血在光照或者热烤下褪色或者变色（呈暗红）的主要原因。鸡血石的颜色从鲜红最贵，次之朱红、暗红较差。鲜红着又称“活血”，暗红因像凝固的血液又称“死血“。含血量一般大于30%为高品，大于50%为精品，大于70%为珍品，含血量越多越好，如全部都是血，那就是一块辰砂石，而不是鸡血石。鸡血石一般保存方法制成品封蜡抛光后，用锦盒密封保存在阴凉处;如长期收藏，也可只封蜡不抛光，让表面留一层薄蜡，这样可以使石材的光泽、色泽不变。又或者是油养是近年广泛采用的保养法。此方法是在制成品上擦一层白茶油或白蜡油，让石表吸透油质，变得更加晶莹明净，血色更鲜。如擦油后再密封于锦盒中，可包一层普通的保险薄膜，以免油质沾染锦盒绒布。
Chicken blood stone like a fresh pure, dripping like blood red, expensive and simple, gorgeous and elegant. Chicken blood stone is jade in the jade classification and is one of the best in jade. At present, the most famous chicken blood stones are Changhua chicken blood stone and Bahrain chicken blood stone. Its formation in cinnabar(Mercury sulfide) penetrates into kaolinite and calcite and slowly forms. The combination of the two and the symbiosis of natural gems are relatively rare at home and abroad. Chicken blood stone contains minerals such as cinnabar(cinnabar), quartz, calcite, stibite, calcite, Kaolin, dolomite, etc., and most of them contain sulphide and silicate minerals of various components such as mercury sulfide(cinnabar). Due to different origins, the texture composition is also different, but all can not be separated from the composition of mercury sulfide(cinnabar). Its general hardness is 2-3 degrees. In addition to the main components of mercury sulfide, chicken blood also contains a small amount of chromatid elements iron and titanium. They are dark dyes. How many of these small elements are the main reasons for the different red colors of chicken blood, and the amount of blood is dark red. In addition, chicken blood Stone also contains different photosensitive elements selenium and tellurium, which is the main reason why chicken blood fades or discoloration(dark red) under light or hot baking. The color of chicken blood stone is the most expensive from bright red, followed by red and dark red. Bright red is also known as "living blood," and dark red is also known as "dead blood." Blood content is generally greater than 30 % for high products, more than 50 % for fine products, more than 70 % for treasures, the more blood content is as good as possible, if all are blood, that is a piece of sand stone, not chicken blood stone. The general preservation method of chicken blood stone finished product seal wax polished, sealed with a gold box stored in the shade; If the long-term collection, can only seal wax not polished, so that the surface of a layer of thin wax, so that the luster of stone, color unchanged. Or oil raising is a widely used conservation method in recent years. This method is to wipe a layer of white tea oil or white wax oil on the finished product, so that the stone watch absorbs oil, becomes more crystal clear and bright, and the blood color is brighter. If oil is rubbed and then sealed in the box, you can wrap a layer of ordinary insurance film to avoid oil contamination of the box velvet.