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China

A significant number of new finds have been coming out of China and stunning collectors with their beauty. Bright green pyromorphites from Daoping, multi-colored fluorites from De'An, and shocking stibnites from Jiangxi have made Chinese minerals instant favorites among collectors. 

 

Some of the minerals represented here include scheelite, muscovite, fluorite, rhodochrosite, gibbsite, helvite, kesterite, pyromorphite, morganite, silver, babingtonite, prehnite, calcite, ilvaite, quartz, pyrite, dolomite, garnet, hematite, chalcopyrite, azurite, gold, realgar, cinnabar, wulfenite, cassiterite, inestite, hubeite, sphalerite, galena, ferberite, hemimorphite, and others. 

 

Localities like Daoping Mine in Guangxi, Shangbao Mine and Yaogangxian Mine in Hunan, Urumqi Mine in Xinjiang, Baoshan Mine in Yunnan, Huanggang Mine in Inner Mongolia, and De'an Mine in Jiangxi have produced fine minerals and crystals that have made China the new hot collecting location.

 

For more information on Chinese minerals and culture, you can read a free e-book (originally published by Mineralogical Record) on our Arkenstone Publications page.

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Fluorite (fluorescent) on Quartz
HEF23-56
Fluorite (fluorescent) on Quartz
Piaotang Mine, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
Small Cabinet
8.8 x 4.7 x 4.3 cm
$6,000.00
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Fluorite (fluorescent)
HEF23-49
Fluorite (fluorescent)
Dongposhan Mine, Dongpo ore field, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China
Small Cabinet
5.9 x 4.0 x 4.0 cm
$1,250.00
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Fluorite
HEF23-44
Fluorite
Xianghualing Sn-polymetallic ore field, Linwu Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China
Small Cabinet
9.0 x 8.2 x 5.7 cm
$2,250.00
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Fluorite on Hubnerite and Quartz
HEF23-42
Fluorite on Hubnerite and Quartz
Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China
Cabinet
11.7 x 11.4 x 9.0 cm
$1,800.00
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Cassiterite
HEF23-38
Cassiterite
Pingwu beryl mine, Mount Little Xuebaoding, Mianyang, Sichuan, China
Miniature
4.8 x 3.3 x 3.0 cm
$1,250.00
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Bournonite
HEF23-35
Bournonite
Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China
Miniature
4.3 x 3.7 x 3.7 cm
$1,800.00
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Plumbogummite with Pyromorphite (fl)
HEF23-28
Plumbogummite with Pyromorphite (fl)
Laohuan Mine, Goncheng, Guangxi Zhuang, China
Small Cabinet
7.8 x 6.7 x 4.2 cm
$950.00
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Fluorite (botryoidal)
HEF23-27
Fluorite (botryoidal)
Minggang Mine, Shihe District, Xinyang, Henan, China
Small Cabinet
6.1 x 5.5 x 4.3 cm
$1,250.00
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Fluorite and Calcite (both fluorescent)
HEF23-25
Fluorite and Calcite (both fluorescent)
Qinglong Mine, Dachang Sb ore field, Guizhou, China
Small Cabinet
7.7 x 7.5 x 5.2 cm
$1,750.00
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Rhodochrosite with Pyrite and Quartz
HEF23-19
Rhodochrosite with Pyrite and Quartz
Wutong Mine, Cangwu Co., Wuzhou, Guangxi, China
Small Cabinet
9.7 x 4.2 x 3.9 cm
$950.00
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Hydrozincite (fluorescent)
HEF23-17
Hydrozincite (fluorescent)
Guiyang, Guizhou, China
Cabinet
13.0 x 10.4 x 7.0 cm
$3,000.00
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Fluorapatite with Siderite
HEF23-12
Fluorapatite with Siderite
Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China
Small Cabinet
6.8 x 5.1 x 3.4 cm
$2,450.00
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Inesite and Fluorapophyllite-(K), on Hubeite
HEF23-07
Inesite and Fluorapophyllite-(K), on Hubeite
Fengjiashan Mine, Daye Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China
Miniature
5.3 x 3.7 x 3.5 cm
$3,500.00
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Fluorite with Sphalerite, on Quartz
HEF23-05
Fluorite with Sphalerite, on Quartz
Taolin Mine, Linxiang Co., Yueyang, Hunan, China
Cabinet
12.5 x 8.8 x 5.5 cm
$3,250.00
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Fluorite with Quartz and Dolomite
HEF23-03
Fluorite with Quartz and Dolomite
Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China
Cabinet
11.2 x 7.0 x 3.9 cm
$950.00
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Stibnite and Fluorite (fluorescent)
HEF23-02
Stibnite and Fluorite (fluorescent)
Xikuangshan Sb deposit, Lengshuijiang Co., Loudi, Hunan, China
Cabinet
10.4 x 8.5 x 3.1 cm
$1,750.00
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Dolomite With Fluorite and Quartz
TUC114-113
Dolomite With Fluorite and Quartz
Shangbao Mine, Leiyang Co., Hengyang Prefecture, Hunan Province, China
Cabinet
10.5 x 9.0 x 9.0 cm
$2,200.00
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Wolframite with Arsenopyrite, Pyrite, and Muscovite, on Quartz
SOREG15-111
Wolframite with Arsenopyrite, Pyrite, and Muscovite, on Quartz
Hengyang Prefecture, Hunan Province, China
Small Cabinet
6.0 x 4.5 x 4.2 cm
$950.00
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Calcite
SM20-398
Calcite
Mine No. 884, Leiping, Guiyang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan Province, China
Miniature
5.7 x 3.9 x 2.3 cm
$3,000.00
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Fluorite on Quartz
SM20-305
Fluorite on Quartz
Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang, Chenzhou, Hunan Province, China
Small Cabinet
5.7 x 4.5 x 3.4 cm
$1,250.00
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Fluorite with Calcite
SM20-286
Fluorite with Calcite
Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang, Chenzhou, Hunan, China
Small Cabinet
6.5 x 5.4 x 4.7 cm
$5,500.00
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Fluorite on Calcite with Aragonite
SM20-216
Fluorite on Calcite with Aragonite
Qinglong Mine, Qianxinan, Guizhou, China
Small Cabinet
8.0 x 5.7 x 3.9 cm
$850.00
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Fluorite on Quartz with Muscovite
SM20-222
Fluorite on Quartz with Muscovite
Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China
Small Cabinet
7.0 x 5.1 x 3.5 cm
$1,600.00
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Calcite
SM19-71
Calcite
near Xinyang, Henan Province, China
Miniature
4.5 x 4.5 x 3.7 cm
$1,250.00
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