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Province · China

Hunan

湖南

Hunan province stands as a significant player in the global mineralogical landscape. Its complex hydrothermal vein systems and geological intrusions have produced some of the world's most pristine and sought-after…

Mineral species

41

Notable mines

7

Mining era

19thth C.

Specimen grade

World-Class

Found in this province

Minerals from Hunan

41 species
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Mineral Sulfates CN

Barite

重晶石

BaSO₄

Barite (BaSO₄) is barium sulfate and the principal ore of barium. Its distinctive heaviness — specific gravity 4.5 makes it heavy for…

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Mineral Sulfides CN

Boulangerite

硫锑铅矿

Boulangerite is a lead-antimony sulfosalt closely related to jamesonite — both species form fibrous metallic aggregates and commonly co-occur. Boulangerite typically appears…

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Mineral Sulfides CN

Bournonite

车轮矿

Bournonite is a lead-copper-antimony sulfosalt classically known as “cogwheel ore” (车轮矿) for its distinctive cyclic-twinned crystals that look like geared wheels. It…

C
Mineral Sulfides CN

Chalcopyrite

黄铜矿

CuFeS₂

Chalcopyrite is the most important copper ore mineral on Earth and the most common copper sulfide. Fresh crystals show brassy-yellow metallic faces;…

C
Mineral Sulfides CN

Cinnabar

辰砂

HgS

Cinnabar (HgS) is the primary ore of mercury and one of the most visually arresting minerals on Earth — its scarlet-to-vermilion crystals…

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Mineral Carbonates CN

Dolomite

白云石

CaMg(CO₃)₂

Dolomite (CaMg(CO₃)₂) is a calcium-magnesium carbonate and one of the most widespread minerals on Earth. It forms massive sedimentary rock units (the…

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Mineral Tungstates CN

Ferberite

钨铁矿

Ferberite is the iron-end member of the wolframite series (FeWO4-MnWO4) and is the dominant tungsten ore in the great Nanling tungsten belt…

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Mineral Silicates CN

Hemimorphite

异极矿

Zn₄Si₂O₇(OH)₂·H₂O

Hemimorphite (Zn₄Si₂O₇(OH)₂·H₂O) is a hydrous zinc silicate that forms in the oxidized cap zones of zinc-bearing ore deposits, frequently as a botryoidal…

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Mineral Silicates CN

Inesite

叶状硅锰钙石

Inesite is a rose-pink to peach-orange manganese-calcium chain silicate famous from a single world-class locality: the Yaogangxian tungsten mine in Hunan, China.…

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Mineral Sulfides CN

Jamesonite

脆硫锑铅矿

Jamesonite is a lead-iron-antimony sulfosalt that crystallizes as fine, hair-thin acicular needles, sometimes forming felted matted masses (“feather ore”). It is one…

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Mineral Oxides

Manganite

水锰矿

MnO(OH)

Manganite (MnO(OH)) is a manganese oxyhydroxide and one of the historically important manganese ore minerals. It forms striking dark steel-gray to iron-black…

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Mineral Sulfides CN

Orpiment

雌黄

As₂S₃

Orpiment (As₂S₃) is the bright lemon-yellow to golden arsenic sulfide companion of realgar. Its name comes from Latin "auripigmentum" — gold pigment…

湖南

About Hunan

Hunan is a major mineral province in China, renowned worldwide for exceptional Fluorite, Calcite, Stibnite, and Wolframite specimens from iconic mines like Yaogangxian, Xianghualing, and Shimen.

The province’s geology reflects a complex history of metamorphism, granitic intrusion, and hydrothermal mineralization that produced collector-grade specimens across multiple mineral classes. Edit this section in wp-admin to expand on the regional geology and collecting history.

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