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Province · China

Yunnan

云南

Yunnan 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

32

Notable mines

5

Mining era

19thth C.

Specimen grade

World-Class

Found in this province

Minerals from Yunnan

32 species
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Mineral Sulfides CN

Chalcocite

辉铜矿

Chalcocite is one of the richest copper sulfide ores (~80% Cu by mass) and a critical secondary-enrichment-zone mineral above many copper porphyry…

C
Mineral Silicates CN

Chrysocolla

硅孔雀石

Chrysocolla is a hydrous copper-aluminum silicate, almost always cryptocrystalline to amorphous, prized by collectors and lapidaries for its electric blue-to-blue-green color rivaling…

C
Mineral Oxides

Corundum

刚玉

Al₂O₃

Corundum (Al₂O₃) is the parent species of two of the most prized gem minerals on Earth — ruby (red, chromium-colored) and sapphire…

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Mineral Sulfides CN

Covellite

铜蓝

Covellite is a copper sulfide famous for its electric indigo-blue color and brilliant peacock iridescent tarnish — easily one of the most…

C
Mineral Oxides CN

Cuprite

赤铜矿

Cuprite is the principal copper(I) oxide mineral and one of the richest Cu ores by mass. Its deep ruby-red color and adamantine…

D
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…

E
Mineral Sulfides

Enargite

硫砷铜矿

Enargite is a copper-arsenic sulfosalt that serves as a major Cu-As ore mineral in high-sulfidation epithermal and porphyry-related deposits. It typically forms…

F
Mineral Phosphates CN

Fluorapatite

氟磷灰石

Ca₅(PO₄)₃F

Fluorapatite (Ca₅(PO₄)₃F) is the fluorine end-member of the apatite group and the most common phosphate mineral on Earth. It is also the…

H
Mineral Halides CN

Halite

岩盐

NaCl

Halite (NaCl) is rock salt — sodium chloride in crystalline form. It forms in evaporite basins by precipitation from seawater, in salt…

H
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…

J
Mineral Silicates (Inosilicates CN

Jadeite

硬玉

NaAlSi₂O₆

Jadeite (NaAlSi₂O₆) is the sodium-aluminum pyroxene and one of the two distinct minerals sold as "jade" (the other being nephrite, an amphibole).…

O
Mineral Silicates CN

Obsidian

黑曜石

Obsidian is a naturally occurring volcanic glass formed by the rapid cooling of felsic lava. Despite being technically a “mineraloid” (lacking crystal…

云南

About Yunnan

Yunnan yields a wide spectrum of specimens, notably Calcite, tin minerals, and rare copper phosphates from the Gejiu, Dongchuan, and Dulong districts.

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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