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Dushan hill, Nanyang City, Nanyang Prefecture, Henan Province, China

A classic chinese Jade occurrence.
Located about 8 km north of Nanyang city.

There is contradictory information published as to the mineralogical identity of "Dushan Jade" - it has been said by different authors to consist of nephrite, saussurite, a serpentine group mineral or even greenish feldspar.

Ref.:
- Fujian Jiang (2005): Analysis of Dushan Jade Petrology Feature. Journal of Xinyang Normal University (Natural Science Edition), 18(3), 285-288 (in Chinese).





Mineral List:
'Hornblende'
'Jade'


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