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China, Hunan

Xianghualing, China

Mineral locality Inferred from historyProhibited, look only

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: cassiterite, muscovite.

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

Why this spot

Rockhounding locality: Sn-polymetallic skarn/greisen

Classic mindat-documented locality famous for fluorite, cassiterite and rare hsianghualite.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Active mine workings, deep shafts

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