Zhejiang Province
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Zhejiang — coastal fluorite in glassy cubes
Zhejiang Province on China's east coast hosts epithermal fluorite veins in Mesozoic volcanic terrane — the same broad setting as neighboring Fujian — plus carbonate pockets that produce the locality's distinctive "petal" calcite.
What Zhejiang is known for
- Transparent green cubic fluorite with glassy faces
- Blue cubic fluorite
- Banded "lollipop" purple fluorite forms
- Petal calcite clusters with pyrite
Typical specimen style
Clarity-driven fluorite — diamond-clear cubes where color zoning shows in clean bands — and sculptural calcite with metallic pyrite accents.
Collector value
Zhejiang trades below Hunan on name recognition; the best gem-clear cubes compete well above their price point. Petal calcite pieces are conversation specimens.
From our inventory
Browse Zhejiang specimens or the fluorite guide.
The Wuyi fluorite field
Zhejiang's fluorite centres on the Wuyi ore field in Jinhua — including mines such as Yangjia and Yushantou — a large hydrothermal vein system in volcanic rock celebrated for richly zoned, multi-stage crystals: sea-green cores rimmed by blue and purple and capped by colourless growth, each band recording a fresh pulse of mineralising fluid.
Frequently asked questions
Where is Zhejiang Province?
Zhejiang Province is a mineral locality in Zhejiang, China. It lies at approximately 29.1000°N, 120.1000°E.
What minerals are found at Zhejiang Province?
Signature minerals from Zhejiang Province include Fluorite, Calcite. The locality lies in Zhejiang, China, and each mineral links to a full reference entry with formula, crystal system, and collector notes.
What is Zhejiang Province known for?
Zhejiang Province, eastern China — known for transparent green and blue cubic fluorite and distinctive petal calcite clusters.
Specimens from Zhejiang Province
Purple-Red Octahedral Fluorite with Quartz — Zhejiang, China
Glassy Transparent Green Fluorite with Quartz
Green Octahedral Fluorite with Quartz — Zhejiang, China
Egg-Yolk Yellow Botryoidal Calcite — Zhejiang
Soft-Centred Egg-Yolk Yellow Botryoidal Calcite — Zhejiang
Vivid Pink Octahedral Fluorite with Quartz — Zhejiang
Green Glassy Fluorite with Quartz — Zhejiang, China
Purple-Red Stepped Fluorite with Quartz — Zhejiang, China
Grape-Purple Octahedral Fluorite with Quartz — Zhejiang
Frosted Purple and Green Stepped Fluorite — Zhejiang, China
Purple and Green Stepped Fluorite — Zhejiang, China
Pale Cream Botryoidal Calcite — Zhejiang, China
White Botryoidal Calcite — Zhejiang, China
Quartz Pseudomorph with Calcite — Zhejiang, China
Purple and Green Octahedral Fluorite — Zhejiang · 6.9 cm
Prismatic Calcite — Zhejiang, China
Octahedral Fluorite on Pink Fluorite — Zhejiang, China
Purple and Green Octahedral Fluorite — Zhejiang · 22.5 cm
Glowing Amber Fluorite — Zhejiang, China
Transparent Glassy Fluorite with Quartz — Zhejiang, China
Glassy Transparent Green Fluorite with Quartz — Zhejiang
Green Octahedral Fluorite — Zhejiang, China · 3.9 cm
Purple Octahedral Fluorite — Zhejiang, China
Bi-color Fluorite — Zhejiang, China
Green Fluorite with Quartz and Calcite — Zhejiang, China
Blue Fluorite with Quartz — Zhejiang, China
Green Fluorite with Calcite & Quartz — Zhejiang, China
Purple Zoned Fluorite on Quartz — Zhejiang, China
Green and Lilac Fluorite Plate, Zhejiang, China
Glassy Purple-Green Phantom Fluorite with Quartz, Zhejiang, China
Blue Fluorite Cubic Specimen, Zhejiang
Clear Fluorite Cluster, Diamond Clarity, Zhejiang
Straw-Yellow Calcite Crystal on Matrix, Zhejiang
Petal Calcite Cluster with Pyrite, Zhejiang
Pale Green Fluorite Cube Cluster on Matrix, Zhejiang
Purple Banded Lollipop Fluorite on White Matrix, Zhejiang, China
References and further reading
This locality on Mindat.org.