Hunan Province






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Hunan — China's mineral heartland
Hunan Province is the single most productive region in China for collectable mineral specimens. From the world-class fluorite of Yaogangxian and Xianghualing in the south, to the acicular stibnite of Lengshuijiang in the central belt, to the polymetallic Sn-W deposits in Chenzhou prefecture, Hunan has set the modern global standard for what "Chinese mineral specimens" means.
Why Hunan dominates
Hunan sits within the Nanling tungsten-tin metallogenic belt, one of the world's richest W-Sn mineralized zones. The province's combination of granitic intrusions, Paleozoic carbonates, and hydrothermal activity has produced an unusually wide variety of skarn, hydrothermal vein, and replacement-style deposits — each yielding well-formed crystallized specimens.
Signature localities within Hunan
- Yaogangxian W-Sn ore field — fluorite (purple phantom, twin, mint green), wolframite, cassiterite, calcite
- Xianghualing Sn-polymetallic ore field — world-class green octahedral fluorite, "mushroom-form" stepped growths
- Shangbao Mine, Chenzhou — purple-phantom and color-zoned cubic fluorite
- Lengshuijiang (Xikuangshan) — the world's largest antimony deposit, source of benchmark stibnite
- Xianghuapu Mine — fluorite, scheelite (distinct from Xianghualing)
Collector value
Hunan production peaked across the 1990s–2010s; many classic pockets are now exhausted or operate at restricted output. Specimens with documented Hunan provenance and intact matrix continue to appreciate in collector markets. We source directly from Hunan partners we have worked with for years.
From our inventory
Hunan accounts for the majority of our Chinese fluorite, stibnite, and Sn-W combination specimens. Browse Yaogangxian, Xianghualing, Shangbao, and Lengshuijiang sub-pages for locality-specific pieces.
Specimens from Hunan Province

Purple Phantom Fluorite with Mica Base, Hunan, China

Stibnite Crystal on Matrix, Hunan, China

Calcite Droplet on Yellow Matrix, Hunan, China

Golden Calcite Flower Column, Hunan, China

Green Fluorite Stepped Sphere Cluster, Hunan, China

Stibnite Crystal Cluster, Hunan, China

Stibnite Crystal with Calcite, Hunan

Yellow Calcite Crystal Specimen, Hunan

Chalcopyrite and Pyrite Cluster, Hunan

UV-Fluorescent Flower-Form Calcite, Hunan

Stibnite Blade Cluster, Hunan

Twin Calcite on Original Matrix, Hunan

White Calcite Petal Formation with Pyrite, Hunan

Agate Geode Specimen, Hunan

Blue-Green Fluorite Crystal – Daylight Fluorescence, Hunan

Stibnite Crystal – High-Luster Blades, Hunan, China

Purple Fluorite Cubic Crystal Cluster – Hunan, China

Blue Fluorite on Quartz Matrix – Hunan, China

Red Calcite Crystal Cluster – Chenzhou, Hunan, China

Pyrite on Dolomite Matrix – Hunan, China

Stibnite and Barite Cluster – Hunan, China

Stibnite Crystal Cluster – Hunan, China

White Fluorite with Blue Phantom – Hunan, China

Stibnite Needle Crystal Formation – Hunan, China

Etched Purple Fluorite Cluster – Large Form – Hunan, China

Twin Stibnite Crystal – Blade Formation – Hunan, China

Colorless Fluorite with Pyrite Cubes – Hunan, China

Stibnite Crystal Formation – Antimony Sulfide – Hunan, China

Dark Green Fluorite and Calcite Cluster – UV-Reactive – Hunan

Calcite on Pyrite Cluster – Chenzhou, Hunan, China

Black Iron Ore with Calcite – Hunan, China

Acicular Stibnite Cluster – Metallic Brilliance – Hunan, China

Stibnite Crystal on Barite – Hunan, China

Stibnite Crystal – Iridescent Metallic – Hunan, China

Stibnite Crystal – Columnar Form – Hunan, China

UV-Reactive Calcite Cluster – Fluorescent – Hunan, China

Chocolate Calcite Twin Crystal – Etched – Hunan, China

Calcite with Red Hematite Inclusions – Hunan, China

Twin Calcite with Dolomite – UV Reactive – Hunan, China

Calcite Crystal on Matrix – Hunan, China

Stibnite Crystals, Hunan, China

Stibnite Crystal Formation, Hunan, China

Fluorite Crystal Specimen, Chenzhou, Hunan, China

Fluorite Specimen, Chenzhou, Hunan
