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With a nickname of stone of Wealth & Honor, Chrysanthemum stone took shape in the result of severe geological changes in the Permian period 270 million years before (prior to Dinosaur Era.) At that time, some silt in Sea bottom and some marine organisms sank deeply into the earth's cluster and they formed into chrysanthemum stone after several hundred million years of high temperature and high pressure. Chrysanthemum stone mainly consists of two kind of rocks, one of them is reddish black stone, it has no nature of radiation, contains no substances harmful to human beings health. In addition to that, the reddish black stone consists of abundant micro elements good for health, such as selenium, strontium and bismuth, etc. It originated in the overhanging cliffs and in the rapids of riverbed in the region of Three George's. Gypsum clay, dolomite and limestone, with internal crystals of calcite, feldspar, and celestite.
With black and white sharply contrasted, the chrysanthemum stone has a smooth nature and lifelike patterns. It is observed as if glaze, felt as if jade, it is genuine, rare and marvelous, the pattern on every stone is a treasure. The layout of the patterns is easy and smooth, better than the works produced by famous Chinese painting artists. Most of the pattern consists of flower of chrysanthemum flowers and butterflies. In 1915, China exhibited one stone in the International Expo held in Panama, it gained golden prize and obtained the title of "1st Among the World". The quantity of Great Chrysanthemum stone is very small and its exploitation is very difficult. As a result of that, the stone is very rare and their value is high. The Chrysanthemum stone with its flowery white patterns on a black background, occurs naturally in the Hunan region of China. It symbolizes longevity in Chinese lore.
3/4 to 1-1/8 inch blocky pieces
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