East Asia, Taiwan
Hualien
Fengtian Taiwan-jade village, Shoufeng
Gem locality Documented siteLicence or permit
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: worked Taiwan jade, DIY-ground nephrite pieces, tailing fragments with permission.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Rockhounding locality: the nephrite (Taiwan jade) belt of Fengtian in Shoufeng Township, boom-mined from the 1960s to the 1980s and the prehistoric source of the Maritime Jade Road
East-Taiwan nephrite sourcing is documented (Wikipedia Nephrite; Shoufeng Township); today it is a workshop and buy-side scene, not open digging
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
disused mine adits and unstable tailings upslopeDo not enter workings
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.