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
