By using general identification method of jade and Fourier transform infrared spectrometer (FTIR) test method, some kind of jades which are popularly named as Taohua jade, such as quartzite jade, rhodochrosite, rhodonite in the market have been identified by using general gemology and gemmological characteristics. It is showed that the conventional gemological characteristics and features of the infrared spectra have significant differences among three jades.