STUDY ON THE MINERALOGICAL DIFFERENCES BETWEEN LAOS STONE AND SHOUSHAN STONE
GU Yang-jian1, ZHOU Yao-qi1, WANG Cui-zhi2, YAN Qi3, ZHOU Teng-fei1, LI Man-jie1
1. School of Geosciences, China University of Petroleum(East China), Qingdao 266580, Shandong Province, China; 2. College of Zijin Mining, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350108, China; 3. Xinjiang Zijin Zinc Industry Co., Ltd., Wuqia 845450, Xinjiang, China
Abstract:A comparative study on the mineralogical differences of Laos stone and Shoushan stone is conducted on the basis of their petrography. The electron microprobe and X-ray powder diffraction are used to analyze the types and contents of chemical elements in stone samples and mineral compositions respectively. The results show that the mineralogical differences mainly lie in colors and compositions. The colors of Laos stone are mainly red, white, pink, and rarely yellow; while those of Shoushan stone are greatly varied with red, white, pink, purple, yellow, green etc. for different varieties. The change of Fe content could account for the difference. The higher the Fe content is in the stone, the darker the color is. The major mineral compositions of both gemstones are roughly the same, mainly consisting of dickite, kaolinite and nacrite, yet slightly differ in mineral contents and types. The mineral compositions of different varieties of Shoushan stone have a little difference, for example, pyrite and pyrophyllite are occurred in Shoushan Hukou stone, which is not seen in Laos stone.
辜洋建, 周瑶琪, 王翠芝, 闫旗, 周腾飞, 李曼洁. 老挝石和寿山石矿物学特征的差异性研究[J]. 地质与资源, 2018, 27(6): 554-565.
GU Yang-jian, ZHOU Yao-qi, WANG Cui-zhi, YAN Qi, ZHOU Teng-fei, LI Man-jie. STUDY ON THE MINERALOGICAL DIFFERENCES BETWEEN LAOS STONE AND SHOUSHAN STONE. GEOLOGY AND RESOURCES, 2018, 27(6): 554-565.