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Chicken-Blood Stone

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Name:For the bright red color, resembling fresh chicken blood.
A Mixture Of:Alunite, Cinnabar, Dickite, Kaolinite, Quartz


A fine-grained mixture of dickite/kaolinite/alunite and quartz, with varying amounts of red cinnabar, giving it typical bright red to purple shades. One of the most highly prized ornamental materials in China, especially for use in elaborate carvings and seals. In Chinese tradition, the color red is symbolic of good luck, so the cinnabar in the stone is believed to protect people from evil and to bring good luck and fortune. Chicken blood stone is seen as more powerful than jade, which is also considered capable of protecting people from evil.

Classification of Chicken-Blood Stone

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Other Names for Chicken-Blood Stone

Synonyms:
Balin Stone
Other Languages:
Simplified Chinese:巴林石

Other Information

Health Warning:No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

References for Chicken-Blood Stone

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Wang Fuquan and Guo Jingfeng (1989): Gems & Gemology 25(3), 168-170.

Zong-Ting Liao, Zheng-Yu Zhou, and Ying Teng (2004): Mineral Composition of "Di" of Changhua Chicken-blood Stone and Influence on Quality. Journal of Tongji University (Natural Science) [Tongji Daxue Xuebao (Ziran Kexueban)] 32(7), 897-900 (in Chinese with English abstract).

Li Mou and Wen-Yuan Cui (2004): Mineralogical Study of Changhua Chicken-Blood Stone of Alunite "Di". Acta Petrologica et Mineralogica [Yanshikuang Wuxue Zazhi] 23(1), 69-74 (in Chinese with English abstract).


http://www.cst.cmich.edu/users/dietr1rv/chickenblood.htm


http://taipei.tzuchi.org.tw/tzquart/2003sp/qp5.htm

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    • Localities for Chicken-Blood Stone

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    China
     
    • Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region
      • Ulanhad League (Chifeng Prefecture)
        • Bairin Right Banner (Balin Youqi)
    		Liqing Zhao, Gongjiong Qin, Shihua Sun, Yuwang Wang, Yongzheng Wang, Anli Zhang, and Yaoming Wang (2002): Gold Geology 21(3), 7-13
    • Zhejiang Province
      • Hangzhou Prefecture
        • Lin'an Co.
          • Changhua
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