A Complete List of Chinese Stone Types

There are 17 classifications of the most important stones, which are Fluorite, Malachite, Hibiscus, Wood Fossil, Black Mica Flake, Waxed Stone, Fish Scale Stone, English Stone, Chrysanthemum Stone, Touxian Stone, Tortoise Stone, Lingbi Stone, Kunshan Stone, Xuan Stone, Sand Flake, Thousand Layer Stone, and Cobblestone.

1, fluorite

Also known as soft water amethyst, soft water green crystal, fluorite. Stone color is yellow, green, blue, purple and so on. With a glassy luster, when heated with fluorescent hanging, crushed stone slag can be used as a filter in the filter material. In industrial production is often used as a smelting metal auxiliary materials and manufacture of fluoride, can also be processed into low-grade jade. It is produced in Jinhua, Zhejiang, De'an, Jiangxi, and Longhua, Hebei.

2, pebbles

With a variety of colors. Produced in large and small rivers across the country, can be used for African-style aquascape.

3, malachite

Actually the tailings of copper ore, turquoise and glossy color, the stone surface has a circular pattern like a peacock's tail, hence the name. The copper ions in it will slowly dissolve in the water, helping to supplement the copper needs of aquatic plants, but it should not be placed too much or too large to prevent an excess of copper.

4, Ying Shi

Gray-black to black, with white or gray stripes. Named for its production in Yingde, Guangdong Province, also known as Yingde stone.

5, hibiscus stone

Also known as the kind of southern jade, rose quartz. Rose-colored, light red and white. The main component is silicon dioxide. Produced in Inner Mongolia, Shanxi.