Quartz with Hematite

specimen number:
9892184

location:
Jinlong Hill, Longchuan Co., Heyuan, Guangdong, China

description:
Numerous colorless lustrous and gemmy crystals of quartz measuring to 4.5 cm in height forming a matrix less cluster with rosettes of metallic hematite crystals measuring to 2.0 cm in size. In good condition.

Jinlong Hill, located in Longchuan County within Heyuan, Guangdong Province, China, is a renowned mineral locality famous for producing world-class quartz specimens. Geologically, the region features granitic intrusion complexes and hydrothermal veins where silica-rich fluids cooled slowly within fracturing systems and cavities. Mining and specimen collecting at Jinlong Hill gained international attention in the late 1990s and early 2000s when local miners uncovered extraordinary pockets of quartz crystals. These specimens are highly prized among collectors for their striking reddish-orange to bright red hematite inclusions, geometric phantom growth lines, and brilliant luster, making Jinlong Hill one of China's most iconic aesthetic quartz deposits.

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