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Liuyang Chrysanthemum Stone, China

Mineral locality Documented siteGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Rockhounding locality: celestine/calcite radial rosettes in limestone

Type source of ornamental 'chrysanthemum stone' with radiating mineral florets.View source →

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Quarry faces

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