Dongling Jade

Dongling Jade

　　The Dongling Jade mine in Wensu County is located 36 kilometers north of the Pochengzi Coal Mine in Wensu County. It is 140 kilometers from downtown Wensu County, with 92 kilometers of asphalt road and the rest being gravel roads, making transportation relatively convenient. The ore body occurs in the middle to upper strata of the Devonian Alatage Formation. The rock layers within the mining area are monoclinal in structure, and the ore body is affected by joints and fractures. The deposit consists of Ore Body I and Ore Body II, with a geological reserve of 460,000 tons. The mineral's rock type is quartzite or tremolite-bearing quartzite, formerly known as "Indian Jade" or also referred to as "Bingling Jade" or glittering crystal. It is now called Dongling Jade. It is of high quality and large quantity, with favorable ore-forming conditions. The main component, quartzite, is predominantly green, with green and white mottled patterns. The white portions appear as irregular veins, breccias, and flocculent forms distributed within the green base. The stone is hard but somewhat brittle, featuring a polycrystalline structure, slightly transparent, with small portions being semi-transparent. When polished, it has a fine texture, brilliant luster, and excellent craftsmanship effects.