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Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
A rare "purplish" scheelite from China, most are considerably smaller. Photo by Jeff Scovil. Spectacular deep plum purple doubly terminated stacked bipyramidal scheelite xls to 42mm on edge and 87mm tip to tip, translucent near the tips with bright lustrous purple faces on two sides and a thin bright drusy quartz film with less luster on two ...
© Jeff Scovil
Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
A very big and undamaged crystal on matrix. The colour is pale yellow-green, inopposite to the other colourless specimens from this location. Size of the big crystal 22 mm, whole specimen 6 cm.
© Dr. Marcus Lueg 2007
Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
One of the most conspicuous novelties of 2007 on China. The crystals, on matrix and with morphology very different to those from other classic localities, show an extraordinary definition of their faces and edges and an excellent luster. The locality seems to be correct but as usual on novelties from this country, we are waiting the time confirm ...
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Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
molybdenite with quartz on mica. crystal size: 25 mm. photo 9-25-2011. own collection #0504. From Berthold Ottens.
© Philip Bluemner
Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
Unusual color for Euclase. Fairly recent find. 2.5x2.2x2.1 cm
© LucianaBarbosa.com
Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
This is from the new euclase find (beginning of 2007). The crystals are up to 10 mm and show a silver luster like the namibian silver topaz or some indian apophyllites. Size of the specimen: 7(W) x 4(H) x 2(D) cm
© Dr. Marcus Lueg 2007
Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
molybdenite with quartz and fluorite on mica. size: 64x56x28 mm. photo 9-25-2011. own collection #0504
© Philip Bluemner
Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
Three samples from Berthold Ottens, Munich Show 2007. Locality updated as per pers. com. with Vandall King, 7th Jan 2009 - this is believed to be the accurate location for these Euclase samples.
© J.Ralph 2007
Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
A cluster of fluorite crystals coverd with pyrite on quartz. Size: 4 X 3.5 X 3 cm
© Amo
Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
Spectacular deep plum purple doubly terminated stacked bipyramidal scheelite xls to 42mm on edge and 87mm tip to tip, translucent near the tips with bright lustrous purple faces on two sides and a thin bright drusy quartz film with less luster on two other sides, with pale green gray bubbly chamosite-like xl layer on contacted side and mixed in ...
© Stuart Wilensky
Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
This is from the new euclase find (beginning of 2007). Size of the single crystal: 10 mm
© Dr. Marcus Lueg 2007
Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
Dimensions: close-up 1.25" across; entire specimen 3" x 2" x 1.5" Strange white and lavender striped fluorite - dodecahedral crystals? An uncommon specimen from a somewhat uncommon locality. Two child photos: another close-up and entire specimen.
Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
Arsenopyrite with purple Fluorite.
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Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
Standard cubic fluorite crystal hold by the chalcopyrite, sharp and aesthetic. size: 2.8*2.1*2cm
© Safaa Yu
Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
Chalcopyrite And Fluorite On Quartz. size: 6.8 x 2.7 x 2.3 cm
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Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
Octahedral crystal with multiple growth forming the so called “Aztec pyramid”, of well defined green color on an elegant matrix of white Quartz crystals.The specimen is from Jan Buma collection.Piaotang Mine, Dayu, Jiangxi, China.Found in ±2005Specimen size: 11.5 x 6.8 x 4.5 cmMain crystal size: 4 x 3.3 cmIntense fluorescence long & short ...
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Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
Fine stucture~and it is very interesting that all little calcite crystals stay right in the center of the fluorite faces. size: 5.2*3.7*2.3cm
© Safaa Yu
Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
Euclase. Vasco Trancoso collection and photo. Size: 4.1x 2.5x 1.9 cm. Largest Crystal: 2.2 cm. From 2007 find of euclase in China. This piece is a cluster of large, terminated, and gemmy crystals showing excellent form and bright faces.
Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
Lustrous Transparent Euclase Crystal Cluster With Quartz On Matrix. size: 5.1 x 3.2 x 1.5 cm
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Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
5.7 x 5.2 x 4.1 cm. Several crystals combine to form this really beautiful cluster of solid chalcopyrite. It is nearly a floater all around. It looks like a solid mass of chalcopyrite topped by two lustrous brassy yellow crystals, to 3 cm in length, although those crystals help compose the actual matrix itself as well. It is robust and has ...
© Rob Lavinsky & irocks.com
Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
Dark purple Fluorite cube with white Stilbite crystal clusters. Size: 1.8 x 1.8 x 1.5cm
© Amo Wang
Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
Transparent Euclase Crystal Cluster On Matrix. Size: 3.6 x 3.3 x 0.9 cm
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Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
8.8 x 6.0 x 2.6 cm. The sharp, lustrous, translucent crystals have olive-green exteriors and pseudo-hexagonal white interiors. Crystals reach 1.5 cm and rest on a bed of small calcite rhombs. Ex. Herb Obodda specimen and accompanied by a Berthold Ottens label, a well-known Chinese specialist.
© Rob Lavinsky & irocks.com
Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
Gorgeous Euclase Crystal Cluster Intergrowth With Quartz On Matrix. Size: 4.5 x 3 x 2.2 cm
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Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
Blue & Purple Tonal Fluorite Crystal Cluster With Calcite. size: 3.1 x 2.5 x 1.5 cm
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Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
Deep Purple Hue Fluorite and Quartz. size: 4 x 2.8 x 2.5 cm
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Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
Horned fluorite cube slightly modified by the octahedron Short wave UV* · · · (< >) · · · Halogen light · · · (< >) · · · Long wave UV*Under SW UV something glows inside, maybe scheelite * WTC 9W dual lamp 255 / 365 nm, filtered***
© José Zendrera
Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
Blue Octahedral Fluorite & Scheelite & Calcite On Quartz Crystal. size: 2.7 x 2 x 2 cm
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Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
Transparent Fluorite Include Blue Phantom And Pyrite On Quartz. size: 4.2 x 2 x 1.7 cm
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Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
Crystals of Euclase, one of them clearly dominant, clear, transparent and very bright, with very well defined faces and edges, fine growth striations and on matrix.Piotang Mine, Dayu, Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China.Found in 09/2007Specimen size: 5.5 × 3.4 × 3.4 cm = 2.2” × 1.3” × 1.3”Main crystal size: 1.5 × 1.1 cm = 0.6” × 0.4”
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Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
This piece is approximately 10cm tall x 4 cm wide
© vincent rigatti
Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
White translucent and bright crystals with very well defined faces and edges. They have fine growth striations and are on matrix.Piotang Mine, Dayu, Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China.Found in 09/2007Specimen size: 4.1 × 3.6 × 2.1 cm = 1.6” × 1.4” × 0.8”Main crystal size: 0.9 × 0.7 cm = 0.4” × 0.3”
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Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
5.8 x 4.0 x 1.8 cm. Pretty, color-zoned, purple fluorite cubes to 1.3 cm cover this showy and excellent plate from finds at an uncommon Chinese locale - the Piaotang Mine in Jiangxi Province. The pretty, lustrous, translucent crystals have interesting stepped-growth faces.
© Rob Lavinsky & irocks.com
Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
Euclase crystal cluster with Quartz on matrix. size: 4.7 x 3.5 x 1.4 cm
© chinesefineminerals.com
Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
Transparent Euclase Crystal Cluster With Quartz On Matrix. size: 6.8 x 4.7 x 2.6 cm
© chinesefineminerals.com
Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
Translucent Euclase crystal cluster with quartz on matrix. size: 8.3 x 6.1 x 3.8 cm
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Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
6.6 cm. White euclase crystals with shimmering rock crystal quartz set on a matrix from the collection of David J. Eicher.
© David J. Eicher
Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
4.5 x 4.1 x 2.4 cm. Pretty, color-zoned, intergrown, purple fluorite cubes to 2.0 cm compose this showy and excellent mounded specimen from finds at an uncommon Chinese locale - the Piaotang Mine in Jiangxi Province. The pretty, lustrous, translucent crystals have interesting stepped-growth faces.
© Rob Lavinsky & irocks.com
Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
Short prismatic crystals of cassiterite on apple green fluorite, some of them have contact twin, there is also sericite in the contact of the vein and the host rock.
Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
Horned fluorite cube slightly and roughly modified by the octahedron, here under LW UV
© José Zendrera
Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
This fluorite is my private collection. The photographer of this photo is my friend Mr. Huang Bingyuan, who has authorized me to post this photo online. Many beautiful fluorites of different colors and shapes have been found in Piaotang Mine. This purple fluorite grown with crystals covered by green chlorite is one of the typical varieties.
© Tinayu Shen, Bingyuan Huang
Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
8.8 x 6.0 x 2.6 cm. The sharp, lustrous, translucent crystals have olive-green exteriors and pseudo-hexagonal white interiors. Crystals reach 1.5 cm and rest on a bed of small calcite rhombs. Ex. Herb Obodda specimen stock and accompanied by a Berthold Ottens label, a well-known Chinese specialist.
© Rob Lavinsky & irocks.com
Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
Translucent Euclase Crystal Cluster On Matrix. Size: 3 x 2.1 x 1.7 cm
© chinesefineminerals.com
Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
Aggregate of Fluorite crystals consisting of smooth cube faces and the clearly dominant octahedron with polycrystalline surfaces. The crystals are very large, very bright, have an intense, deep and uniform green color and are on matrix, with cubic Galena crystals, Quartz crystals and small white platy Barite crystals.Piaotang Mine, Dayu, Jiangxi, ...
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Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
Group of octahedral crystals of Fluorite with echeloned growths on their faces. They are blue, are on a group of Quartz crystals and have a nucleus of Euclase crystals that are sharp, translucent and very bright. A very unusual association.Piaotang Mine, Dayu, Jiangxi, China.Found in ±2009Specimen size: 6.9 × 6.7 × 5.2 cm = 2.7” × 2.6” × ...
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Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
© John Stolz
Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
5.8 x 4.0 x 1.8 cm. Pretty, color-zoned, purple fluorite cubes to 1.3 cm cover this showy and excellent plate from finds at an uncommon Chinese locale - the Piaotang Mine in Jiangxi Province. The pretty, lustrous, translucent crystals have interesting stepped-growth faces.
© Rob Lavinsky & irocks.com
Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
9.4 x 6.3 x 6.2 cm. A deep green fluorite crystal cluster is perched on a thick crust of terminated milky quartz crystals. Between them is a layer of brassy yellow chalcopyrite crystals, to 9 mm across. The fluorite crystals, to 3 cm, exhibit both pastel green and rich green colors that intermingle for a nice visual effect. The fluorite crystals ...
© Rob Lavinsky & irocks.com
Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
Catalog No. 3467. Photograph by Weinrich Minerals. Added to my worldwide fluorite collection in 2012.
© Dan Weinrich Minerals
Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
Franco Amadori photo. Paolo Franchi collection.
Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
Zoned multicolor cubic fluorite associated with muscovite and some feldspar, under sunlight Specimen backside shows a green fluorite core with uncommon luminescence properties (in attached pics)***
© 2019 Josele
Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
7.6 x 5.2 x 3.5 cm. An aesthetic combination piece featuring a cluster of lustrous and translucent, pastel-green fluorite cubes, to 2.5 cm across, perched aesthetically on a lustrous, translucent, and colorless quartz crystal. Additionally, there are a couple of brassy yellow chalcopyrite crystals, to 1.3 cm across. From the No. 359 Vein, 268 ...
© Rob Lavinsky & irocks.com
Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
7cm high.
Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
This specimen has sharp cubic phantoms around edges of the main clear cubic crystal, and a dispersed deep purple cuboctohedral phantom deeper within the specimen. There are also smaller scattered areas of dark purple within. It is accented by light pink "poker chip" calcite. Very Unique
© Joe Budd and the Arkenstone
Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
7.5 x 7.1 x 5.9 cm. Perched aesthetically high on its matrix is a lustrous and translucent, pastel-green fluorite octahedron measuring 3.6 cm in length. It exhibits complex details of secondary growth. Directly under the fluorite crystal are two lustrous, milky quartz crystals, to 1.5 cm in length, which ultimately give way to bright, ...
© Rob Lavinsky & irocks.com
Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
8.9 x 5.4 x 4.4 cm. Three intergrown cubes of lustrous, partially gemmy, color-zoned fluorite to 2.9 cm on an edge, are aesthetically perched high on a plate of lustrous and colorless quartz. The fluorite cubes are nearly colorless at their cores, but are deeply colored lavender at their edges. Collected 2009-3-21th, and from a prominent and ...
© Rob Lavinsky & irocks.com
Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
Fluorite crystals with inclusions reported to be jamesonite (not analyzed). Jamesonite can easily be confused with boulangerite, another common inclusion in fluorite, but neither mineral is recorded from this locality. Collection and photograph Norman King.
© Norman King
Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
12.7 x 8.4 x 5.8 cm. An impressive, large octahedron, 9.5 cm across, with attendant smaller octahedra, has striking stepped-growth faces giving it the distinct appearance of a large flat-topped Mayan pyramid. The highly translucent piece has rich apple-green color that really glows when backlit (difficult to capture with the camera). Crystal faces ...
© Rob Lavinsky & irocks.com
Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
4.8 x 3.3 x 3.3 cm. This striking and beautiful fluorite cube glows with purple, green and blue color-zoning when backlit. The highly lustrous, transparent crystal looks nearly opaque in low light conditions. Pearlescent muscovite is a nice accent. A stunning, fine fluorite from this less well-known Chinese locale. Excellent purple ...
© Rob Lavinsky & irocks.com
Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
7.1 x 5.3 x 3.3 cm. Intergrown crystals of fluorite, to 3 cm across, exhibit glassy terminal faces and gemmy cores. The fluorites exhibit a rich palette of colors with light aqua and lavender color centers amidst deeper purple rims. They also clearly show the complex stepped growth so prevalent in some fluorite. From the No. 3 Vein, 388 area. ...
© Rob Lavinsky & irocks.com
Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
12.5 cm. Found in 2008; Steve Smale Collection. Rob Lavinsky Collection. Joe Budd photo.
© Rob Lavinsky & irocks.com
Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
Flourite-clear green tint with purple phantoms. On a muscovite base. Collection A.Debnam
© A.Debnam
Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
An interesting combination of fluorite, quartz, cassiterite, and a small group of purple/lavender apatites.
© A&M
Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
4.8 x 3.3 x 3.3 cm. This striking and beautiful fluorite cube glows with purple, green and blue color-zoning when backlit. The highly lustrous, transparent crystal looks nearly opaque in low light conditions. Pearlescent muscovite is a nice accent. A stunning, fine fluorite from this less well-known Chinese locale. Excellent purple ...
© Rob Lavinsky & irocks.com
Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
9.1 x 5.2 x 4.1 cm. This unusual specimen is a sculptural arrangement of gem fluorite, sharp quartz, and elegant bladed calcite from a locality that most Westerners have not heard of, and which is often confused with material from the Yaogangxian Mine in Hunan Province. Exquisitely framed by the glassy and gemmy colorless quartz crystals, to 4 cm ...
© Rob Lavinsky & irocks.com
Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
9.8 x 7.2 x 6.3 cm. Striking, beautiful and unusual bi-colored fluorite cubes are very aesthetically set on the sculptural mounded matrix of rounded clusters of pearlescent muscovite plates. The very glassy, gemmy cubes, to 1.9 cm, are a pretty light green with beautiful purple phantoms. A 1.1 cm lustrous, metallic arsenopyrite crystal is a fine ...
© Rob Lavinsky & MineralAuctions.com
Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
10.5 x 7.8 x 4.5 cm. Beautiful, gem, water-clear and highly lustrous, pretty blush purple, mint-green and colorless fluorite cuboctahedrons, to 2.0 cm, cover the undulating matrix plate on this large and very fine specimen. This less well-known tungsten and tin mine has produced some outstanding Chinese fluorites and this is a rich, aesthetic and ...
© Rob Lavinsky & irocks.com
Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
4.8 x 3.3 x 3.3 cm. This striking and beautiful fluorite cube glows with purple, green and blue color-zoning when backlit. The highly lustrous, transparent crystal looks nearly opaque in low light conditions. Pearlescent muscovite is a nice accent. A stunning, fine fluorite from this less well-known Chinese locale. Excellent purple ...
© Rob Lavinsky & irocks.com
Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
Colorless crystals up to 13 mm.
© Italo Campostrini
Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
Small, but so aesthetic, Euclase crystals cluster, from Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
© Oleg Lopatkin
Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
12.7 x 8.4 x 5.8 cm. An impressive, large octahedron, 9.5 cm across, with attendant smaller octahedra, has striking stepped-growth faces giving it the distinct appearance of a large flat-topped Mayan pyramid. The highly translucent piece has rich apple-green color that really glows when backlit (difficult to capture with the camera). Crystal faces ...
© Rob Lavinsky & irocks.com
Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
Fourlings twins for repeated of 4 crystals. Twinned minerals collection of Ferdinando Giovine. Ex Dragons Minerals.
© Ferdinando Giovine
Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
This is a well-composed and well balanced chalcopyrite piece from China, where fine chalcopyrite is rare. The Yaogangxian Mine in China has produced numerous well crystallized specimens of many mineral species and somehow it produces very few good copper minerals such as chalcopyrite - although specimens from other locations such as this are often ...
© Rob Lavinsky & MineralAuctions.com
Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
10.7 x 6 x 5 cm. A highly unusual fluorite from any locality, this "snakelike" cluster of intergrown fluorites is a floater (complete-all-around). This unusually shaped specimen is primarily composed of lustrous and translucent, pastel-green fluorite crystals, to 5 cm across. Much of the surface of the fluorites is covered by a druse of snow ...
© Rob Lavinsky & irocks.com
Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
A rare "purplish" scheelite from China, most are considerably smaller. Photo by Jeff Scovil. Spectacular deep plum purple doubly terminated stacked bipyramidal scheelite xls to 42mm on edge and 87mm tip to tip, translucent near the tips with bright lustrous purple faces on two sides and a thin bright drusy quartz film with less luster on two ...
© Jeff Scovil
Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
A very big and undamaged crystal on matrix. The colour is pale yellow-green, inopposite to the other colourless specimens from this location. Size of the big crystal 22 mm, whole specimen 6 cm.
© Dr. Marcus Lueg 2007
Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
One of the most conspicuous novelties of 2007 on China. The crystals, on matrix and with morphology very different to those from other classic localities, show an extraordinary definition of their faces and edges and an excellent luster. The locality seems to be correct but as usual on novelties from this country, we are waiting the time confirm ...
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Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
This is from the new euclase find (beginning of 2007). The crystals are up to 10 mm and show a silver luster like the namibian silver topaz or some indian apophyllites. Size of the specimen: 7(W) x 4(H) x 2(D) cm
© Dr. Marcus Lueg 2007
Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
molybdenite with quartz on mica. crystal size: 25 mm. photo 9-25-2011. own collection #0504. From Berthold Ottens.
© Philip Bluemner
Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
Unusual color for Euclase. Fairly recent find. 2.5x2.2x2.1 cm
© LucianaBarbosa.com
Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
A cluster of fluorite crystals coverd with pyrite on quartz. Size: 4 X 3.5 X 3 cm
© Amo
Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
molybdenite with quartz and fluorite on mica. size: 64x56x28 mm. photo 9-25-2011. own collection #0504
© Philip Bluemner
Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
Three samples from Berthold Ottens, Munich Show 2007. Locality updated as per pers. com. with Vandall King, 7th Jan 2009 - this is believed to be the accurate location for these Euclase samples.
© J.Ralph 2007
Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
Spectacular deep plum purple doubly terminated stacked bipyramidal scheelite xls to 42mm on edge and 87mm tip to tip, translucent near the tips with bright lustrous purple faces on two sides and a thin bright drusy quartz film with less luster on two other sides, with pale green gray bubbly chamosite-like xl layer on contacted side and mixed in ...
© Stuart Wilensky
Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
This is from the new euclase find (beginning of 2007). Size of the single crystal: 10 mm
© Dr. Marcus Lueg 2007
Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
Dimensions: close-up 1.25" across; entire specimen 3" x 2" x 1.5" Strange white and lavender striped fluorite - dodecahedral crystals? An uncommon specimen from a somewhat uncommon locality. Two child photos: another close-up and entire specimen.
Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
Arsenopyrite with purple Fluorite.
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Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
Standard cubic fluorite crystal hold by the chalcopyrite, sharp and aesthetic. size: 2.8*2.1*2cm
© Safaa Yu
Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
Chalcopyrite And Fluorite On Quartz. size: 6.8 x 2.7 x 2.3 cm
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Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
Fine stucture~and it is very interesting that all little calcite crystals stay right in the center of the fluorite faces. size: 5.2*3.7*2.3cm
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Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
Octahedral crystal with multiple growth forming the so called “Aztec pyramid”, of well defined green color on an elegant matrix of white Quartz crystals.The specimen is from Jan Buma collection.Piaotang Mine, Dayu, Jiangxi, China.Found in ±2005Specimen size: 11.5 x 6.8 x 4.5 cmMain crystal size: 4 x 3.3 cmIntense fluorescence long & short ...
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Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
Euclase. Vasco Trancoso collection and photo. Size: 4.1x 2.5x 1.9 cm. Largest Crystal: 2.2 cm. From 2007 find of euclase in China. This piece is a cluster of large, terminated, and gemmy crystals showing excellent form and bright faces.
Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
5.7 x 5.2 x 4.1 cm. Several crystals combine to form this really beautiful cluster of solid chalcopyrite. It is nearly a floater all around. It looks like a solid mass of chalcopyrite topped by two lustrous brassy yellow crystals, to 3 cm in length, although those crystals help compose the actual matrix itself as well. It is robust and has ...
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Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
Lustrous Transparent Euclase Crystal Cluster With Quartz On Matrix. size: 5.1 x 3.2 x 1.5 cm
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Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
Dark purple Fluorite cube with white Stilbite crystal clusters. Size: 1.8 x 1.8 x 1.5cm
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Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
Transparent Euclase Crystal Cluster On Matrix. Size: 3.6 x 3.3 x 0.9 cm
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Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
8.8 x 6.0 x 2.6 cm. The sharp, lustrous, translucent crystals have olive-green exteriors and pseudo-hexagonal white interiors. Crystals reach 1.5 cm and rest on a bed of small calcite rhombs. Ex. Herb Obodda specimen and accompanied by a Berthold Ottens label, a well-known Chinese specialist.
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Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
Gorgeous Euclase Crystal Cluster Intergrowth With Quartz On Matrix. Size: 4.5 x 3 x 2.2 cm
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Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
Blue & Purple Tonal Fluorite Crystal Cluster With Calcite. size: 3.1 x 2.5 x 1.5 cm
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Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
Deep Purple Hue Fluorite and Quartz. size: 4 x 2.8 x 2.5 cm
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Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
Horned fluorite cube slightly modified by the octahedron Short wave UV* · · · (< >) · · · Halogen light · · · (< >) · · · Long wave UV*Under SW UV something glows inside, maybe scheelite * WTC 9W dual lamp 255 / 365 nm, filtered***
© José Zendrera
Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
Blue Octahedral Fluorite & Scheelite & Calcite On Quartz Crystal. size: 2.7 x 2 x 2 cm
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Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
Transparent Fluorite Include Blue Phantom And Pyrite On Quartz. size: 4.2 x 2 x 1.7 cm
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Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
Crystals of Euclase, one of them clearly dominant, clear, transparent and very bright, with very well defined faces and edges, fine growth striations and on matrix.Piotang Mine, Dayu, Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China.Found in 09/2007Specimen size: 5.5 × 3.4 × 3.4 cm = 2.2” × 1.3” × 1.3”Main crystal size: 1.5 × 1.1 cm = 0.6” × 0.4”
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Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
This piece is approximately 10cm tall x 4 cm wide
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Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
White translucent and bright crystals with very well defined faces and edges. They have fine growth striations and are on matrix.Piotang Mine, Dayu, Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China.Found in 09/2007Specimen size: 4.1 × 3.6 × 2.1 cm = 1.6” × 1.4” × 0.8”Main crystal size: 0.9 × 0.7 cm = 0.4” × 0.3”
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Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
5.8 x 4.0 x 1.8 cm. Pretty, color-zoned, purple fluorite cubes to 1.3 cm cover this showy and excellent plate from finds at an uncommon Chinese locale - the Piaotang Mine in Jiangxi Province. The pretty, lustrous, translucent crystals have interesting stepped-growth faces.
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Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
Translucent Euclase crystal cluster with quartz on matrix. size: 8.3 x 6.1 x 3.8 cm
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Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
Euclase crystal cluster with Quartz on matrix. size: 4.7 x 3.5 x 1.4 cm
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Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
Transparent Euclase Crystal Cluster With Quartz On Matrix. size: 6.8 x 4.7 x 2.6 cm
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Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
6.6 cm. White euclase crystals with shimmering rock crystal quartz set on a matrix from the collection of David J. Eicher.
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Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
4.5 x 4.1 x 2.4 cm. Pretty, color-zoned, intergrown, purple fluorite cubes to 2.0 cm compose this showy and excellent mounded specimen from finds at an uncommon Chinese locale - the Piaotang Mine in Jiangxi Province. The pretty, lustrous, translucent crystals have interesting stepped-growth faces.
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Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
Short prismatic crystals of cassiterite on apple green fluorite, some of them have contact twin, there is also sericite in the contact of the vein and the host rock.
Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
Horned fluorite cube slightly and roughly modified by the octahedron, here under LW UV
© José Zendrera
Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
This fluorite is my private collection. The photographer of this photo is my friend Mr. Huang Bingyuan, who has authorized me to post this photo online. Many beautiful fluorites of different colors and shapes have been found in Piaotang Mine. This purple fluorite grown with crystals covered by green chlorite is one of the typical varieties.
© Tinayu Shen, Bingyuan Huang
Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
8.8 x 6.0 x 2.6 cm. The sharp, lustrous, translucent crystals have olive-green exteriors and pseudo-hexagonal white interiors. Crystals reach 1.5 cm and rest on a bed of small calcite rhombs. Ex. Herb Obodda specimen stock and accompanied by a Berthold Ottens label, a well-known Chinese specialist.
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Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
Translucent Euclase Crystal Cluster On Matrix. Size: 3 x 2.1 x 1.7 cm
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Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
Aggregate of Fluorite crystals consisting of smooth cube faces and the clearly dominant octahedron with polycrystalline surfaces. The crystals are very large, very bright, have an intense, deep and uniform green color and are on matrix, with cubic Galena crystals, Quartz crystals and small white platy Barite crystals.Piaotang Mine, Dayu, Jiangxi, ...
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Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
Group of octahedral crystals of Fluorite with echeloned growths on their faces. They are blue, are on a group of Quartz crystals and have a nucleus of Euclase crystals that are sharp, translucent and very bright. A very unusual association.Piaotang Mine, Dayu, Jiangxi, China.Found in ±2009Specimen size: 6.9 × 6.7 × 5.2 cm = 2.7” × 2.6” × ...
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Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
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Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
5.8 x 4.0 x 1.8 cm. Pretty, color-zoned, purple fluorite cubes to 1.3 cm cover this showy and excellent plate from finds at an uncommon Chinese locale - the Piaotang Mine in Jiangxi Province. The pretty, lustrous, translucent crystals have interesting stepped-growth faces.
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Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
9.4 x 6.3 x 6.2 cm. A deep green fluorite crystal cluster is perched on a thick crust of terminated milky quartz crystals. Between them is a layer of brassy yellow chalcopyrite crystals, to 9 mm across. The fluorite crystals, to 3 cm, exhibit both pastel green and rich green colors that intermingle for a nice visual effect. The fluorite crystals ...
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Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
Catalog No. 3467. Photograph by Weinrich Minerals. Added to my worldwide fluorite collection in 2012.
© Dan Weinrich Minerals
Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
Franco Amadori photo. Paolo Franchi collection.
Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
Zoned multicolor cubic fluorite associated with muscovite and some feldspar, under sunlight Specimen backside shows a green fluorite core with uncommon luminescence properties (in attached pics)***
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Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
This specimen has sharp cubic phantoms around edges of the main clear cubic crystal, and a dispersed deep purple cuboctohedral phantom deeper within the specimen. There are also smaller scattered areas of dark purple within. It is accented by light pink "poker chip" calcite. Very Unique
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Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
7.6 x 5.2 x 3.5 cm. An aesthetic combination piece featuring a cluster of lustrous and translucent, pastel-green fluorite cubes, to 2.5 cm across, perched aesthetically on a lustrous, translucent, and colorless quartz crystal. Additionally, there are a couple of brassy yellow chalcopyrite crystals, to 1.3 cm across. From the No. 359 Vein, 268 ...
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Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
7cm high.
Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
7.5 x 7.1 x 5.9 cm. Perched aesthetically high on its matrix is a lustrous and translucent, pastel-green fluorite octahedron measuring 3.6 cm in length. It exhibits complex details of secondary growth. Directly under the fluorite crystal are two lustrous, milky quartz crystals, to 1.5 cm in length, which ultimately give way to bright, ...
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Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
8.9 x 5.4 x 4.4 cm. Three intergrown cubes of lustrous, partially gemmy, color-zoned fluorite to 2.9 cm on an edge, are aesthetically perched high on a plate of lustrous and colorless quartz. The fluorite cubes are nearly colorless at their cores, but are deeply colored lavender at their edges. Collected 2009-3-21th, and from a prominent and ...
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Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
Fluorite crystals with inclusions reported to be jamesonite (not analyzed). Jamesonite can easily be confused with boulangerite, another common inclusion in fluorite, but neither mineral is recorded from this locality. Collection and photograph Norman King.
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Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
12.7 x 8.4 x 5.8 cm. An impressive, large octahedron, 9.5 cm across, with attendant smaller octahedra, has striking stepped-growth faces giving it the distinct appearance of a large flat-topped Mayan pyramid. The highly translucent piece has rich apple-green color that really glows when backlit (difficult to capture with the camera). Crystal faces ...
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Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
4.8 x 3.3 x 3.3 cm. This striking and beautiful fluorite cube glows with purple, green and blue color-zoning when backlit. The highly lustrous, transparent crystal looks nearly opaque in low light conditions. Pearlescent muscovite is a nice accent. A stunning, fine fluorite from this less well-known Chinese locale. Excellent purple ...
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Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
7.1 x 5.3 x 3.3 cm. Intergrown crystals of fluorite, to 3 cm across, exhibit glassy terminal faces and gemmy cores. The fluorites exhibit a rich palette of colors with light aqua and lavender color centers amidst deeper purple rims. They also clearly show the complex stepped growth so prevalent in some fluorite. From the No. 3 Vein, 388 area. ...
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Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
12.5 cm. Found in 2008; Steve Smale Collection. Rob Lavinsky Collection. Joe Budd photo.
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Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
Flourite-clear green tint with purple phantoms. On a muscovite base. Collection A.Debnam
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Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
An interesting combination of fluorite, quartz, cassiterite, and a small group of purple/lavender apatites.
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Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
9.8 x 7.2 x 6.3 cm. Striking, beautiful and unusual bi-colored fluorite cubes are very aesthetically set on the sculptural mounded matrix of rounded clusters of pearlescent muscovite plates. The very glassy, gemmy cubes, to 1.9 cm, are a pretty light green with beautiful purple phantoms. A 1.1 cm lustrous, metallic arsenopyrite crystal is a fine ...
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Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
4.8 x 3.3 x 3.3 cm. This striking and beautiful fluorite cube glows with purple, green and blue color-zoning when backlit. The highly lustrous, transparent crystal looks nearly opaque in low light conditions. Pearlescent muscovite is a nice accent. A stunning, fine fluorite from this less well-known Chinese locale. Excellent purple ...
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Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
9.1 x 5.2 x 4.1 cm. This unusual specimen is a sculptural arrangement of gem fluorite, sharp quartz, and elegant bladed calcite from a locality that most Westerners have not heard of, and which is often confused with material from the Yaogangxian Mine in Hunan Province. Exquisitely framed by the glassy and gemmy colorless quartz crystals, to 4 cm ...
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Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
10.5 x 7.8 x 4.5 cm. Beautiful, gem, water-clear and highly lustrous, pretty blush purple, mint-green and colorless fluorite cuboctahedrons, to 2.0 cm, cover the undulating matrix plate on this large and very fine specimen. This less well-known tungsten and tin mine has produced some outstanding Chinese fluorites and this is a rich, aesthetic and ...
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Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
4.8 x 3.3 x 3.3 cm. This striking and beautiful fluorite cube glows with purple, green and blue color-zoning when backlit. The highly lustrous, transparent crystal looks nearly opaque in low light conditions. Pearlescent muscovite is a nice accent. A stunning, fine fluorite from this less well-known Chinese locale. Excellent purple ...
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Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
Colorless crystals up to 13 mm.
© Italo Campostrini
Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
Fourlings twins for repeated of 4 crystals. Twinned minerals collection of Ferdinando Giovine. Ex Dragons Minerals.
© Ferdinando Giovine
Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
Small, but so aesthetic, Euclase crystals cluster, from Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
© Oleg Lopatkin
Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
12.7 x 8.4 x 5.8 cm. An impressive, large octahedron, 9.5 cm across, with attendant smaller octahedra, has striking stepped-growth faces giving it the distinct appearance of a large flat-topped Mayan pyramid. The highly translucent piece has rich apple-green color that really glows when backlit (difficult to capture with the camera). Crystal faces ...
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Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
This is a well-composed and well balanced chalcopyrite piece from China, where fine chalcopyrite is rare. The Yaogangxian Mine in China has produced numerous well crystallized specimens of many mineral species and somehow it produces very few good copper minerals such as chalcopyrite - although specimens from other locations such as this are often ...
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Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
10.7 x 6 x 5 cm. A highly unusual fluorite from any locality, this "snakelike" cluster of intergrown fluorites is a floater (complete-all-around). This unusually shaped specimen is primarily composed of lustrous and translucent, pastel-green fluorite crystals, to 5 cm across. Much of the surface of the fluorites is covered by a druse of snow ...
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