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Quartz from
Yühuatai gravel bed, Yühuatai (Rainflower Plateau), Nanjing, Jiangsu, China


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Agate

Yühuatai gravel bed, Yühuatai, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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Agate

Yühuatai gravel bed, Yühuatai, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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Agate

Yühuatai gravel bed, Yühuatai, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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Agate

Yühuatai gravel bed, Yühuatai, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
03618000017272269925197.jpg
Agate

Yühuatai gravel bed, Yühuatai, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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Agate

Yühuatai gravel bed, Yühuatai, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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Agate

Yühuatai gravel bed, Yühuatai, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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Agate

Yühuatai gravel bed, Yühuatai, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
03618000017272269925197.jpg
Agate

Yühuatai gravel bed, Yühuatai, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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Agate

Yühuatai gravel bed, Yühuatai, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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Agate

Yühuatai gravel bed, Yühuatai, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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Agate

Yühuatai gravel bed, Yühuatai, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Comments:Water worn colorful pebbles to several cm were called Yuhua stones since the beginning of the sixth century. Then the Gods were so impressed with the eloquence of a monk that they rained down these Rain Flower Pebbles
Habit:Water worn pebbles
Colour:Some agates are very colourful showing a full spectrum.
Quality for species:Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!)
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Rutile1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Yühuatai gravel bed, Yühuatai (Rainflower Plateau), Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1013797
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1013797:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
8.7km (5.4 miles) ⓘMeishan Fe deposit, Jiangning District, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
13.1km (8.2 miles) ⓘQilinshan Fe deposit, Jiangning District, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
24.7km (15.3 miles) ⓘQixiashan Mine (Chihsiashan Mine; Nanjing lead-zinc mine; Yinmao Mine), Qixia District, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
27.2km (16.9 miles) ⓘFuniushan Cu-Au-Fe deposit, Jiangning District, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
30.8km (19.2 miles) ⓘAnjishan Cu-Mo deposit, Jiangning District, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
32.0km (19.9 miles) ⓘTongjing Au-Cu deposit, Jiangning District, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
38.9km (24.2 miles) ⓘGaocun Fe Mine, Yushan District, Ma'anshan, Anhui, China
41.1km (25.6 miles) ⓘTaocun Mine, Aoshan iron ore field (Xiangshan iron ore field), Yushan District, Ma'anshan, Anhui, China
41.9km (26.0 miles) ⓘXiangshan Mine, Aoshan iron ore field (Xiangshan iron ore field), Yushan District, Ma'anshan, Anhui, China
42.0km (26.1 miles) ⓘAoshan Fe Mine, Aoshan iron ore field (Xiangshan iron ore field), Yushan District, Ma'anshan, Anhui, China
References
Woodside, Rob W. M. (n.d.) Personal communication.
Mineralienkabinet J. de FourestierIdentified by Jeffrey de Fourestier: Visual Identification
 
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