Wood Grain Stone

Wood Grain Stone

　　Wood Grain Stone, also known as Red Sandalwood Stone or commonly referred to as Muyu Stone. This stone has a fine texture, an earthy reddish-brown color, clear grain patterns, a smooth surface, and moderate hardness, making it suitable for carving. It gets its name from its natural wood-like grain patterns, and due to its color, patterns, and sound resembling the wooden fish used by monks during chanting, it is phonetically called Muyu Stone (Wooden Fish Stone). Wood Grain Stone is often used in carving tea sets and other handicrafts, offering a rustic elegance with high ornamental value.

Wood Grain Stone is found in the Cambrian strata and is a product of marine sedimentation, classified as "mica monzonite" within granite. Formed approximately 550 to 580 million years ago, the reserves in Zhangxia Town are about 20 million cubic meters. Locally, it is commonly called "Wood Grain Jade," while geologically it is referred to as "Red Shale." Wood Grain Stone is valued for its fine-grained, sugary crystalline structure and its patterns that closely resemble wood grain, giving it excellent ornamental qualities.