CHRYSANTHEMUM STONE

CHRYSANTHEMUM STONE - rare!

 Chrysanthemum Stone occurs naturally in Enshi, Hubei Province, China (only source in the world). As the name implies, it is shaped like a Chrysanthemum flower. Most of the specimens are collected from river beds. The actual "flowers" are embedded in a grey limestone with the minerals Celestite and Calcite constituting the "petal" and Chert the "stamen".

Normally the diameter of the flower ranges from 5 to 8 cm with the maximum being 50cm. The "flowers" are varied in shape with their petals stretching out freely in different patterns. Chrysanthemum Stone contains more than ten kinds of trace elements such as Selenium, Strontium, Gold, Silver and Bismuth.They are considered to be of Permian age (approx 250 million years).

Size 66mm x 47mm x 10mm  ;  Weight 61g

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