CHINA
Fluorite
Calcium fluoride; cubic crystal habit, a wide colour range.
Yaogangxian Mine240 in stock
CLASSIC CHINESE LOCALITIES
Chinese Mineral Encyclopedia
Reference hub for Chinese mineral specimens — classic localities and the species that define them. Yaogangxian fluorite, Daye calcite-on-pyrite, Shangbao green fluorite, Xuebaoding cassiterite, Lengshuijiang stibnite, Xianghualing fluorite, and more.
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Chinese species
27
In stock
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Provinces
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Named mines
Browse by locality
Click any locality for its geology + the specimens currently in stock from there.
Provinces & mineralogy
Nine provinces with collector-significant mineralogy. Click for the geology + the specimens currently in stock.
Fujian 福建
5 species·1 mine
Noted for exceptional Fluorite and Pyrite specimens, especially from the Shizhuyuan W-Sn-Mo-Bi district and Tongbei Mine.
Guangxi 广西
15 species·2 mines
Outstanding secondary copper and tin specimens — Libethenite, Olivenite, and Cassiterite from the Daoping, Dachang, and Wuzhou districts.
Guizhou 贵州
8 species·2 mines
Famed for Tianzhu-style blue-cap Fluorite, Mercury ores from Wanshan, and distinctive carbonate-hosted specimens.
Hubei 湖北
16 species·2 mines
Classic Chinese skarn territory — Daye and Tonglushan produce collector-grade Calcite, Malachite, Pyrite, and Chalcopyrite specimens.
Hunan 湖南
41 species·7 mines
A major mineral province renowned worldwide for exceptional Fluorite, Calcite, Stibnite, and Wolframite specimens from Yaogangxian, Shangbao, Xianghualing, Xikuangshan, and Linwu.
Inner Mongolia 内蒙古
16 species·2 mines
Hosts the Bayan Obo deposit — the world's largest rare-earth resource — plus the prolific Huanggang iron-tin skarn.
Jiangxi 江西
22 species·2 mines
World-class tungsten and rare-earth deposits, with famous localities for Scheelite, Wolframite, Beryl, and distinctive Chinese fluorites.
Sichuan 四川
25 species·4 mines
Home to the Xuebaoding deposit, source of the finest Scheelite, Cassiterite, and pink Beryl specimens in the modern collector market.
Yunnan 云南
32 species·5 mines
A wide spectrum of specimens — Calcite, tin minerals, and rare copper phosphates from the Gejiu, Tengchong, and Pulang districts.
Famous mines & districts
Forty-two collector-significant mines across China. Underlined names link to the detailed locality page.
- Anqing Cu Mine安庆铜矿ANHUI
- Baiyangping Cu-Ag Mine白羊坪铜银矿YUNNAN
- Bayan Obo Mine白云鄂博INNER MONGOLIA
- Changning Fluorite Field常宁萤石矿HUNAN
- Dabaoshan Polymetallic Mine大宝山多金属矿GUANGDONG
- Daheishan Mine大黑山钼矿JILIN
- Daoping Mine道平铅锌矿GUANGXI
- Daye District大冶HUBEI
- Dexing Mine德兴铜矿JIANGXI
- Donghai Crystal Mining District东海水晶矿区JIANGSU
- Fankou Pb-Zn Mine凡口铅锌矿GUANGDONG
- Gejiu Mine个旧锡矿YUNNAN
- Guping Mine骨平矿HUNAN
- Hetian (Khotan) Jade District和田玉矿区XINJIANG
- Huanggang Mine黄岗梁铁锡矿INNER MONGOLIA
- Jinduicheng Mine金堆城钼矿SHAANXI
- Kunyang Phosphate Mine昆阳磷矿YUNNAN
- Lianyungang Sapphire Field连云港蓝宝石矿JIANGSU
- Linwu Mine临武矿HUNAN
- Maoniuping REE Mine牦牛坪稀土矿SICHUAN
- Mengyin Diamond Mine蒙阴金刚石矿SHANDONG
- Mufushan Mining District幕阜山矿区HUBEI
- Panzhihua V-Ti-Magnetite Mine攀枝花钒钛磁铁矿SICHUAN
- Pingwu Mine平武矿SICHUAN
- Pulang Cu Porphyry Mine普朗铜矿YUNNAN
- Qinglong Sb-Au Mine晴隆锑矿GUIZHOU
- Sandaozhuang Mine三道庄矿HENAN
- Shangbao Mine上堡矿HUNAN
- Tengchong Volcanic Field腾冲火山区YUNNAN
- Tongbai Mountains Mining District桐柏山矿区HENAN
- Tongbei Mine桐柏矿FUJIAN
- Tongling Mining District铜陵矿区ANHUI
- Tonglüshan Bronze-Age Cu Mine铜绿山古矿HUBEI
- Wafangdian Diamond Mine瓦房店金刚石矿LIAONING
- Wanshan Mine万山汞矿GUIZHOU
- Wuzhou Mine梧州矿GUANGXI
- Xianghualing Mine香花岭HUNAN
- Xikuangshan Antimony Mine锡矿山锑矿HUNAN
- Xiuyan Jade District岫岩玉矿区LIAONING
- Xuebaoding Mine雪宝顶SICHUAN
- Yaogangxian Mine瑶岗仙矿HUNAN
- Yongping Mine永平铜矿JIANGXI
All Chinese minerals
Every species catalogued from Chinese localities — in-stock specimens first, reference entries follow. Click any card for the full encyclopedia page.
CHINA
Calcite
Calcium carbonate, the most common carbonate mineral; trigonal/hexagonal.
China73 in stock
CHINA
Quartz
Silicon dioxide; the second-most-abundant mineral in Earth's crust, trigonal.
Yaogangxian Mine27 in stock
CHINA
Pyrite
Iron sulfide, brass-yellow metallic, isometric ("fool's gold").
Yaogangxian Mine9 in stock
CHINA
Azurite
Hydrous copper carbonate, deep blue, monoclinic. Often paired with malachite.
China5 in stock
CHINA
Tourmaline
Complex borosilicate, trigonal; many colour species (schorl, elbaite, etc.).
China3 in stock
CHINA
Dolomite
Calcium magnesium carbonate (CaMg(CO3)2); trigonal/hexagonal. Forms rhombohedral crystals, often pearly white.
China2 in stock
CHINA
Sphalerite
Zinc sulfide, the principal zinc ore; isometric, deep resinous lustre.
China2 in stock
