China Minerals

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China Minerals

Huang Gang
Inner Mongolia  Inner Mongolia
China
Small Cabinet-$300.00
A very nice piece of feathery arsenopyrite on a spray of tabular Ilvaite with a dusting of chlorite to give the crystals a slight green tint.
CH-001
Huang Gang
Inner Mongolia  Inner Mongolia
China
Small Cabinet-$110.00
A very nice piece of feathery arsenopyrite on tabular Ilvaite with a dusting of chlorite to give the crystals a slight green tint.
CH-002
Shangbo
Hunan  
China
Small Cabinet-$20.00
Nice, sharp pink dolomite crystals on a gray matrix of smaller quartz crystals
CH-003
Tongbei
Fujian  
China
Small Cabinet-$100.00
Good mix of species and all are well-formed and display nicely.
CH-005
Yaoganxian
Hunan  
China
Small Cabinet-$100.00
Beautiful detailed piece with nice fluorites that show good color under UV.
CH-006
Tongbei
Fujian  
China
Small Cabinet-$75.00
Well-formed bright spessartine on sharp microcline and smoky quartz. Quartz crystals are not perfect, but do not detract from the piece overall.
CH-007
Shuikoushan
Hunan  
China
Small Cabinet-$65.00
Large calcite crystal on druzy calcite over sphalerite. Some nicely formed galena crystals scattered across the surface as well.
CH-008
Xie Fang
Jianxi  
China
Small Cabinet-$140.00
Very cool, sharp Coke-bottle green fluorite on a matrix of fine, druzy quartz. Very nice contrast between the fluorite and quartz that is not well-represented by the photos.
CH-009
Yaoganxian
Hunan  
China
Small Cabinet-$135.00
Sharp clusters of quartz with some purple fluorites grown over them. Druzy matrix makes the other crystals stand out very well.
CH-010
Yaoganxian
Hunan  
China
Small Cabinet-$75.00
Sharp arsenopyrite, quartz, and purple fluorite on druzy matrix. All species show nicely. Larger quartz crystal is not perfect but still a nice combination piece.
CH-011
Hunan  
China
Small Cabinet-$120.00
Sharp, colorful fluorite cluster with pale blue to purple color.
CH-FLC3
Daye Iron Mine
Hubei  
China
Small Cabinet-$100.00
Small vugs of atacamite on matrix. Atacamite needles are sharp and nicely colored.
Hunan  Shuikoushan
China
Cabinet-$85.00
Sharp crystals of sphalerite and galena on an almost druzy calcite. Whole specimen has a reddish tint that doesn’t show up in the photo, but adds some personality to the piece.
CH-016
Fujian Tongbei
China
Cabinet-$85.00
Very nice large display piece with two large quartz crystals with a nice scattering of orange spessartine garnets across the crystals and on the matrix.
CH-017
Jinlong Iron Mine
Guandong Province Heyuan Prefecture
China
Medium Cabinet-$250.00
Very nice large display piece with sharp quartz crystals on a matrix of bladed hematite. The quartz is highlighted by iron staining that makes them stand out nicely.
CH-018
Huang Gang
Inner Mongolia  
China
Cabinet-$70.00
Very cool cluster of calcite crystals covered with a nice coating of pyrite.
CH-019
Fujian Province Tongbei
China
Cabinet-$45.00
Well-formed crystals of orange spessartine garnet, smoky quartz, and mica on a granite matrix.
CH-020
Hunan Province Shiukoushan
China
Cabinet-$65.00
Large calcite crystals on a calcite druze. Small crystals of sphalerite and galena scattered throughout. Whole specimen has a reddish tint that doesn’t show up in the photo, but adds some personality to the piece.
CH-021
Hunan Shangbao
China
Large Cabinet-$210.00
Very large piece covered with sharp crystals of pink dolomite. There are a couple of crystals of bluish fluorite scattered around the piece that contrast nicely against the dolomite.
CH-022
Hunan Ma Na Shan
China
Cabinet-$210.00
Very sharp, blades of calcite with a slight dusting of chalcopyrite that brings out the texture of the piece. Fluoresces with a nice pink-orange color under UV light.
CH-023
Hunan Ma Na Shan
China
Cabinet-$295.00
Very sharp, blades of calcite with an almost scaly structure. The piece has a nice coating of chalcopyrite that brings out the texture of the piece. Fluoresces with a nice pink-orange color under UV light.
CH-024
Guangxi Province  
China
Large Cabinet-$350.00
Very large crystals of calcite on a matrix of smaller calcite crystals. The larger crystals are a pale purple under normal light and fluoresce with a nice orange color under UV light.
CH-025
Yaogangxian Mine
Hunan Province  
China
Cabinet-$400.00
Very cool combination piece with nice crystals of fluorite and quartz with an almost snow-like coating of white calcite. The piece has a lot of personality.
CH-026
Guanxi Zhuang A.R. Daoping
China
Small Cabinet-$375.00
Nice crystals of apple-green pyromorphite on a reddish matrix. Excellent color.
CH-027
Hunan Chenzhou
China
Small Cabinet-$360.00
Very cool disks of calcite with a coating of shiny chalcopyrite crystals. Very aesthetic piece.
CH-028
Huang Shaping
Hunan  
China
Small Cabinet-$145.00
Beautiful, nearly transparent, Coke bottle green fluorite cluster. Nice sharp crystals with only a little damage along specimen edges.
CH-FLC4
Xianghualing
Hunan Linwu Chenzou
China
Cabinet-$350.00
Nice sharp blades of calcite on limstone matrix. Very little damage to blades.
CH-012
Xianghualing
Hunan Linwu Chenzou
China
Cabinet-$275.00
Smaller version of CH-012 but with less matrix. Very nice three-dimensional piece.
Xianghualing
Hunan Linwu Chenzou
China
Large Cabinet-$420.00
Very nice, three-dimensional display piece with both large blades of calcite and smaller spar across surface of the limestone. Displays nicely from all angles.
Huang Shaping
Hunan  
China
Cabinet-$160.00
A beautiful cluster of sharp, Coke-bottle green cubic fluorites on matrix. Displays nicely from all angles.
FLC5
Fujian Province Tongbei
China
Cabinet-$55.00
Well-formed crystals of orange spessartine garnet, nice smoky quartz, and mica (altered to a pale green) on a granite matrix.
CH-029
Daye Iron Mine
Hubei Province  
China
Small Cabinet-$30.00
Well-formed clusters of green atacamite on matrix.
CH-030
Jianxi Province Xiefang
China
Cabinet-$100.00
Well-formed crystals of deep yellow barite on a lighter matrix. Whole specimen has an interesting texture.
CH-032
Jianxi Province Xiefang
China
Cabinet-$90.00
Well-formed crystals of deep yellow barite on a lighter matrix. Whole specimen has an interesting bubbly texture.
CH-033
Jianxi Province Xiefang
China
Large Cabinet-$270.00
Well-formed crystals of deep yellow barite on a lighter matrix. Whole specimen has an interesting bubbly texture and a flat base, so it stands on its own.
CH-034
CH-015
CH-013
CH-014