China!
After 3 years, China finally opened its border, so I went to visit my girlfriend who was temporarily staying in her hometown near Pingjiang Co, northeastern Hunan. If this location sounds familiar, it’s because it’s the same place that the autunite came from, though that mine is closed and the government has prohibited collecting— and quite frankly it’s a good thing because the stuff is dangerous and people were being way too careless— in fact the guy who first discovered it died of cancer in 2021. Pingjiang is also near Daye / Tonglushan and Changsha, so we took a couple trips to look for rocks. Overall, the Chinese mineral market has definitely changed since before the epidemic, though I find that’s been the case in nearly every country I have visited. So, with a little extra work, the rocks appear at prices where I can offer them reasonably— a lot of times folks ask more than what I would. Please note, this items on this page ship from China— shipping cannot be combined with other items on the website, and shipping will be a flat $16 to the USA, other countries please inquire. They will arrive via Fedex, DHL, or UPS— ShenFung (the Chinese courier equivalent) contracts out to these companies for final delivery and it’s much faster then regular post.
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NLC01 Silver
Linqu, Weifang Prefecture, Shandong Province China
7.8x4.5x 5.1 cm
$1280
NLC02 Silver
Linqu, Weifang Prefecture, Shandong Province China
5.6x 4.4x 3.1 cm
$985
NLC03 Pyrite ps. Chalcopyrite on Quartz
Fengjiashan Mine, Daye Co., Huangshi Prefecture, Hubei Province, China
11.1x 7.0x 6.9 cm
$565
NLC04 Fluorite, Quartz, Ferberite
Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China
8.0x 6.2x 3.2 cm
$585
NLC05 Fluorite
Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China
6.3x 4.6x 4.2 cm
NLC06 Scheelite on Quartz
Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China
7.6x 5.6x 4.1 cm
$385
NLC07 Calcite (Twinned!)
Tonglushan Mine, Daye Co., Huangshi Prefecture, Hubei Province, China
9.0x 7.0x 5.3 cm
$565
NLC08 Fluorite with Quartz
Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China
9.6x 6.6x 4.5 cm
$495
NLC09 Fluorite with Quartz
Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China
8.2x 6.2x 3.4 cm
NLC10 Calcite with Chalcopyrite
Daye Co., Huangshi Prefecture, Hubei Province, China
5.4x 4.6x 2.3 cm
NLC11 Djurleite on Chalcocite
Tonglushan Mine, Daye Co., Huangshi Prefecture, Hubei Province, China
10.3x 7.7x 4.5 cm
$395
NLC12 Fluorite on Quartz
Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China
7.6x 3.5x 2.7 cm
$220
NLC13 Sphalerite with Galena
Huxu Mine, Dongxiang, Fuzhou Pref., Jiangxi Prov., China
7.3x. 5.8x 3.8 cm
NLC14 Sphalerite
Huxu Mine, Dongxiang, Fuzhou Pref., Jiangxi Prov., China
5.3x 5.1x 3.6 cm
$285
NLC15 Barite, Yttrofluorite on Fluorite
Dachang Sn-Polymetallic Ore Field, Nandan Co., Hechi Prefecture, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China
12.0x 9.4x 4.8 cm
NLC16 Calcite
Daye Co., Huangshi Prefecture, Hubei Province, China
14.6x 12.0x 8.2 cm
$335
NLC18 Calcite
Daye Co., Huangshi Prefecture, Hubei Province, China
7.3x 4.3x 4.3 cm
$200
NLC19 Calcite
Daye Co., Huangshi Prefecture, Hubei Province, China
6.8x 5.8x 3.3 cm
$168
NLC20 Calcite
Daye Co., Huangshi Prefecture, Hubei Province, China
5.6x 3.3x 2.5 cm
$165
NLC21 Calcite
Daye Co., Huangshi Prefecture, Hubei Province, China
9.4x 7.4x 3.4 cm
$225
NLC22 Calcite
Daye Co., Huangshi Prefecture, Hubei Province, China
10.8x 6.5x 6.3 cm
$285
NLC23 Fluorite on Quartz
Xiefang Mine, Ruijin Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
9.9x 6.9x 2.4 cm
$165
NLC24 Galena
Huxu Mine, Dongxiang, Fuzhou Pref., Jiangxi Prov., China
6.1x 5.8x 5.1 cm
$335
NLC25 Galena
Huxu Mine, Dongxiang, Fuzhou Pref., Jiangxi Prov., China
11.0x 6.0x 3.9 cm
$385
NLC26 Fluoriteon Quartz
Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China
4.3x 2.9x 2.4 cm
$300
NLC27 Fluorite
Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China
5.3x 3.1x 2.4 cm
$200
NLC28 Fluorite on Quartz
Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China
4.8x 3.1x 2.5 cm
$165
NLC29 Fluorite
Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China
2.5x 2.3x 2.4 cm
NLC30 Fluorite
Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China
2.5x2.2x 1.9 cm
NLC31 Fluorite
Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China
3.5x 2.7x 1.8 cm
NLC32 Fluorite
Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China
3.0x 2.3x 1.5 cm
NLC32A Fluorite on Quartz
Yaogangxian Mine, Chenzhou, Hunan Prov., China
2.9x 2.2x 2.1 cm
$168
NLC33 Fluorite on Quartz
Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China
3.1x 2.9x 1.9 cm
$125
NLC35 Fluorite
Yaogangxian Mine, Chenzhou, Hunan Prov., China
2.9x 2.4x 1.4 cm
$125
NLC36 Fluorite
Yaogangxian Mine, Chenzhou, Hunan Prov., China
2.3x 2.2x 1.7 cm
$95
NLC37 Fluorite and Quartz
Yaogangxian Mine, Chenzhou, Hunan Prov., China
2.2x 2.1x 2.6 cm
$98
NLC38 Molybdenite
Guangxi Zhuang A.R., China
4.1x 2.4x 2.6 cm
NLC39 Molybdenite
Guangxi Zhuang A.R., China
3.6x 2.3x 2.3 cm