Chinese Mineral Encyclopedia
A structured reference for Chinese mineral species, provinces, and collector-famous mines — written for serious collectors, not beginners.
Explore by Province
Each province carries distinct mineralogy. Browse the collector-famous provinces of China.
福建
Fujian
Fujian province is noted for its exceptional Fluorite and Pyrite specimens, especially from the Shizhuyuan W-Sn-Mo-Bi district and…
广西
Guangxi
Guangxi produces outstanding secondary copper and tin specimens — Libethenite, Olivenite, and Cassiterite from the Daoping, Dachang, and…
贵州
Guizhou
Guizhou is famed for Tianzhu-style blue-cap Fluorite, Mercury ores, and distinctive carbonate-hosted specimens.
湖北
Hubei
Hubei is classic Chinese skarn territory — Daye and Tonglushan produce collector-grade Calcite, Malachite, Pyrite, and Chalcopyrite specimens.
湖南
Hunan
Hunan is a major mineral province in China, renowned worldwide for exceptional Fluorite, Calcite, Stibnite, and Wolframite specimens…
内蒙古
Inner Mongolia
Inner Mongolia hosts the Bayan Obo deposit — the world's largest rare-earth resource — plus the prolific Huanggang…
江西
Jiangxi
Jiangxi hosts world-class tungsten and rare-earth deposits, with famous localities for Scheelite, Wolframite, Beryl, and distinctive Chinese fluorites.
四川
Sichuan
Sichuan is home to the Xuebaoding deposit, source of the finest Scheelite, Cassiterite, and pink Beryl specimens in…
云南
Yunnan
Yunnan yields a wide spectrum of specimens, notably Calcite, tin minerals, and rare copper phosphates from the Gejiu,…
Collector-Famous Localities
A curated gallery of mines that have shaped the Chinese mineral-collecting canon.
Anqing Cu Mine — Anhui
The Anqing Copper Mine in Anqing, Anhui Province, is one of the major Cu-Au-Mo skarn deposits along the…
Baiyangping Cu-Ag Mine — Yunnan
The Baiyangping Cu-Ag Mine in northwestern Yunnan is part of the Lanping basin — a major sediment-hosted Pb-Zn-Cu-Ag…
Changning Fluorite Field — Hunan
The Changning Fluorite Field in Hunan Province produces purple, blue, and green fluorite specimens from low-temperature hydrothermal vein…
Dabaoshan Polymetallic Mine — Guangdong
The Dabaoshan polymetallic mine in Qujiang County, Guangdong, is a major Cu-Pb-Zn-W-Mo skarn-porphyry deposit active since the 1960s.…
Daheishan Mine — Jilin
The Daheishan Molybdenum Mine in Jiaohe County, Jilin Province, is one of China's largest molybdenum producers and an…
Dexing Mine — Jiangxi
Dexing Copper Mine in Jiangxi Province is one of China's largest open-pit porphyry copper-molybdenum-gold mines and a globally…
Fankou Pb-Zn Mine — Guangdong
The Fankou Pb-Zn Mine in Renhua County, Guangdong, is one of China's largest carbonate-hosted lead-zinc deposits. Active since…
Guping Mine — Hunan
The Guping Mine (also spelled Guoping or Goupingau) in Wuzhou-adjacent western Hunan supplies collector-grade fluorite, calcite, and minor…
Iconic Chinese Species
First-rate gallery of iconic Chinese species.
Expert Knowledge & Guides
Authoritative expert-led guides for Chinese mineral collectors.