Jiangxi Province
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Jiangxi — China's barite and tungsten powerhouse
Jiangxi Province in southeastern China hosts two of the country's most important specimen sources: the Dexing porphyry copper district (a major source of golden barite, chalcopyrite, and quartz) and the Yichun Sn-Ta ore field (yellow prismatic barite, lepidolite, and rare tantalum species).
Geological setting
The Dexing area is a Jurassic-aged porphyry Cu-Mo system, the largest in eastern China. Late-stage hydrothermal activity at Dexing produced the saturated yellow-brown barite that has become the locality's specimen signature. Yichun, by contrast, is a granitic Sn-Ta system whose oxidation zone has yielded sharp barite crystals on quartz.
What Jiangxi is known for
- Golden, honey-amber, and yellow-brown barite from Dexing Copper Mine
- Prismatic and tabular barite from Yichun Mine
- Chalcopyrite spheres and clusters from Dexing
- Manganoan / pink barite on calcite
Typical specimen style
Dexing barite shows tabular and bladed habits, often in radiating clusters; coloration runs honey through orange-brown. Yichun barite is more prismatic, sometimes in epitaxial clusters on quartz or fluorite matrix.
Collector value
Pieces with strong color saturation, undamaged crystal edges, and intact matrix command the largest premiums. The 2010s pockets at Dexing produced some of the best honey-barite ever recovered; these are now in declining supply.
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Specimens from Jiangxi Province
Golden Barite with Calcite Cluster, Jiangxi, China
Barite and Quartz Crystal Cluster, Jiangxi, China
Red Quartz Crystal on Black Matrix, Jiangxi
Chalcopyrite Spherical Mass on Quartz, Jiangxi
Native Copper Arborescent Specimen, Jiangxi
Yellow Barite on Quartz Matrix, Jiangxi
Native Copper Nugget – Natural Mineral Sculpture – Jiangxi
Botryoidal Fluorite – Bayberry Form – Deep Purple – Jiangxi
Yellow Botryoidal Fluorite with Pyrite – Jiangxi, China
Yellow Barite on Green Fluorite Matrix – Jiangxi, China
Golden Yellow Fluorite on Baryte – Jiangxi, China
Native Copper Crystal Cluster – Jiangxi, China
Green Fluorite Cluster – Dexing City, Shangrao, Jiangxi
Yellow Barite Crystals – Prismatic Form – Yichun Mine, Jiangxi
Yellow Fluorite – Botryoidal Form – Dexing City, Jiangxi, China
Sphalerite – Druzy Form – Dexing City, Jiangxi Province, China
Chalcopyrite – Iridescent Tarnish – Dexing City, Jiangxi, China
Native Copper Cluster – Yichun Mine, Jiangxi Province, China
