Chrysanthemum Stone
A material that is NOT an approved mineral species
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About Chrysanthemum Stone
An ornamental stone displaying chrysanthemum-like patterns in a contrasting matrix. Marketed specimens are often highlighted by selective painting of the matrix with a dye to over-emphasise the crystal pattern, which in the process obliterates some of it.
The composition of chrysanthemum stone is variable. Material from the "classic" occurrence at Yonghe in Liuyang County of Hunan Province consists of celestine, but specimens recovered from outcrops of the same strata at other places in the area are mostly mixtures of calcite, chalcedony and minor dolomite which replace earlier celestine (Yan et al., 2001). Material from another well known occurrence at Laibin of Guangxi Province consists of strontianite (Zhang and Li, 1999). More recently, holmquistite "suns" in a light schist matrix from the Altay pegmatite field have been traded in China as chrysanthemum stones as well (Wang et al., 2009).
Japanese "chrysanthemum stone" is aragonite (or calcite pseudomorphs after aragonite) in schalstein matrix.
The composition of chrysanthemum stone is variable. Material from the "classic" occurrence at Yonghe in Liuyang County of Hunan Province consists of celestine, but specimens recovered from outcrops of the same strata at other places in the area are mostly mixtures of calcite, chalcedony and minor dolomite which replace earlier celestine (Yan et al., 2001). Material from another well known occurrence at Laibin of Guangxi Province consists of strontianite (Zhang and Li, 1999). More recently, holmquistite "suns" in a light schist matrix from the Altay pegmatite field have been traded in China as chrysanthemum stones as well (Wang et al., 2009).
Japanese "chrysanthemum stone" is aragonite (or calcite pseudomorphs after aragonite) in schalstein matrix.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
8275
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:8275:0
GUID
(UUID V4):
(UUID V4):
3ab634c0-2848-4ba2-b9e0-6ed341bcbd58
Synonyms of Chrysanthemum Stone
Other Language Names for Chrysanthemum Stone
German:Chrysanthemenstein
Common Associates
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Other Information
Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
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Localities for Chrysanthemum Stone
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? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality.
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- World class for species or very significant.
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All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Canada | |
| Mineralienkabinet J. de Fourestier |
China | |
| Guangsheng Zhang and Jiazhen Li (1999) |
| Yesen Fang (1988) +1 other reference |
| Jiaxin Yan et al. (2001) |
Japan | |
| Hirooh Ishi collection |
Yonghe sepiolite mine, Yonghe, Liuyang City, Changsha, Hunan, China