CN Gemstones found here: China
7 deposits listed · 6 species catalogued
Known origins & mines
Hepu Beibu Gulf Pearl Coast · pearl
The fabled "Southern Pearls" (Nanzhu) of Hepu — tribute gems since the Han dynasty and subject of the proverb "pearls return to He…
Hetian Yurungkash River · nephrite
8000 years of jade history: white "mutton fat" boulders dredged from Karakash river gravels set Chinese auction records above gold…
Changle Sapphire Mines · sapphire
Shandong province deposit discovered 1985, once China's dominant sapphire source - dark royal blues treated to lighter tones.…
Shiyan Hubei Fields · turquoise
China's turquoise capital around Zhushan county supplies over half of world output — Yun county mines feed both traditional carvin…
Xianghualing Hunan Mines · fluorite
Hunan tin mines grow museum-grade octahedral fluorite in candy colors — Chinese specimen dealers dominate world fluorite supply to…
Tongbei Fujian Spessartine · spessartine
Yunxiao County quarries famed for vivid orange spessartine crystals paired with smoky quartz — among the most recognizable pegmati…
Wafangdian Diamond-Sapphire District · sapphire
Liaoning kimberlite field yielding China's rare natural blue sapphires alongside diamonds.…