How Shoushan Stone Discriminates

Shoushan Stone is named after its origin, "Tian Sang treasures in the oysters." The Shoushan Stone, which is the first of the four major printing stones, is produced here: Shoushan Village, Fuzhou. The Shoushan Stone in Fuzhou is located in the triangle between the northern suburbs of Fuzhou and the junctions of Lianjiang and Luoyuan. There are many stacks and mountains stretch. Taking Shoushan Village as the center, it has two major production areas, namely, Shoushan Yueyang in the area from Dangyang in the north to Yueyang in the south, Lianjiang in the east, and Qishan in the west. Because of its soft and easy-to-knife characteristics, Shoushan Stone is mostly used for carving and carving. Many Shoushan stone products are loved by Tibetan stone lovers and the price is high. Among them, Tian Huang is the most important and is the top grade in Shoushan Stone.

Shoushan Stone formed a geological change in the eastern part of the Mesozoic Fujian Province. A large number of acidic substances attached to the volcanic eruptions decomposed the feldspar minerals in the rock layers, formed a solution containing aluminum and silicon, and re-cooled the crystals to form minerals. Among the mountains centered on Shoushan Village, Shoushan Shixin Mine and old mines are emerging one after another.

Regarding the division of Shoushan Stone, the “three pits” in the “Views of the Back View” was written by Mao Qiling. He mentioned in the book that “the collectors were the old Tibetans respectively, the first in Tiankeng, and the second in Shuitun. The second is the hill pit." "Sankeng" has far-reaching implications and has been questioned so far. At present, Shoushan Stone is usually divided into the following categories:

(a) Tian Bai: Run like suet jade, occasionally showing red bars.

(b) Tian Huang: It is a golden yellow, more yellowish one. During this period, red veins are seen. However, there is a variety called Lianjiang Yellow, which has many cracks, which have been blackened for a long time, and the cracks have also deepened. Shi Yan said: “Lianjiang Huang Pseudo-Tian Huang."

(C) water hole: one is "fish brain jelly" bright as crystal, delicate texture and lubrication, more white as "horn hole." Easy to get. There is also a kind of "sky blue". It is rare to see it. If it is blue, there will always be light.

(d) Ai green: colors such as leaves, green and lovely, rare.

(5) Dangyang Cave: The crystal is slightly similar to the water hole as the top grade, but also has five colors, and the odd colors are colored and the texture is moist and moist.

(6) Gaoshan Cave: Tongming can be comparable to a water cave, with hanging reds and odd colors.

(7) All of them become pits: they are colorful, dark and pure, and few people can discern it.

(8) Furong Cave: The quality is such as Hetian Baiyu, which is crisp and tender. The general will be the upper cavern, and the coarse and sandier will be the next.

(9) Purple at the end of the month: Take the blue and purple as the top and pig's liver as the bottom.