Occurrences of so-called Jiulongbi Jade or Jiulongbi Stone, a material composed of quartz, diopside and K feldspar with various opaque accessory minerals, which is used for carving. The material is found in Triassic rocks at various places in Hua'an County.

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Deping Tang and Hongbiao Luo (1998): Journal of Fuzhou University, Natural Sciences Edition 38(5)

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References

Deping Tang and Hongbiao Luo (1998): Gemology and Development of Jiulongbi Jade. Journal of Fuzhou University, Natural Sciences Edition 38(5).

Junqi Li, Zhixun Lui, and Maokai Su (1999): Geological Characters and Exploitation of Jiulongbi Stone in Hua'an County, Fujian Province. Geology of Fujian 18(2).

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