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[taoxue]

Hi everyone
I come from China ..I am a mineral specimen“s fans too.
I want to study the history of mineral collecting and the culture of western mineral collecting to Asia or Japan.Could someone give me some help?
THANKS

[Peter]

Nihau Taoxue
A good start is the special Issue of the journal The Mineralogical Recod: History of Mineral Collecting. It tresta the first known centuries of mineral collecting and highlights some of that times most well known collectors. During my first trip to China in 1988 it was realy difficult and expensive to get specimens and now we are so spoiled!
Best regards
Peter

[taoxue]

HI peter
Nice to meet you. Thinks for your help so much and welcome you come to China again.
I heard of the book ever before.But don´t know how to buy it. Could you give me some information what can be skimed on the internet?
Thanks again.
taoxue

[Carles Curto]

I add a (modern) bibliography. The historical notes are very scarce but, into the articles, is possible to obtain some jewels:

Japan:
- Bancroft, P. 1988. Famous mineral localities: The Ichinokawa mine, Japan. The Mineralogical Record. 19(4): 229 - 238.
- Editorial Committee. (editor) 1970. Introduction to japanese minerals. Geological Survey of Japan. 208p. 4 map. Tohoku.
- Komuro, Y. 2006. Fluorite from Japan. ExtraLapis English. Lithographie, LLC. 9: 96-101. East Hampton, Connecticut.


China:
- Ahmed, A., Gübelin, E., Lieber, W., Liu, G., Meister, C., Weiss, S. 1999. Türkis Vorkommen und Produktion in China. Christian Weise Verlag. ExtraLapis. 96p. Múnic.
- Ascensao Guedes, R. De. 2008. La Babingtonite de Qiaojia (Chine). Le Règne Minéral. 112: 41.
- Behling, S.C., Lliu, G., Wilson, W.E. 2002. Stibnite from the Wuling antimony mine, Jiangxi Province, China. The Mineralogical Record. 33(2): 139-147.
- Cook, R.B. 2005. Realgar. Jiepaiyu Mine, Shimen, Hunan Province, China. Rocks & Minerals. 80(2): 108-112.
- Hawthorne, F.C., Cooper, M.A., Grice, J.D., Roberts, A.C., Cook, W.R., Lauf, R.J. 2002. Hubeite. A new mineral from the Daye mine near Huangshi, Hubei Province, China. The Mineralogical Record. 33(6): 465-471.
- Hedland, A. 2004. Das Scheelit-Beryll-Kassiteri-Fluorit-Vorkommen von Huya-Zibeischa bei Pingwu, Provinz Sichan, China. Mineralien Welt. 15(6): 46-57.
- Hochleitner, R. 1981. Zinnober-Zwilliger aus China. Lapis Mineralien Magazin. 6(3): 18.
- Jensen, M. 2005. Fluorite from the Xianghuanling polymetallic ore field, Hunan Province, China. Rocks & Minerals. 80(1): 32-38.
- Keller, P.C., Wang, F. 1986. A survey of the gemstone resources of China. Gems & Gemmology. 22(1): 3-13.
- Liu, G. 1995. Cinnabar and Stibnite: Excellent crystals and their localities in China. Lapis Mineralien Magazin. 20(10). 33-43.
- Liu, G. 2005. The mystic Mimetite location of Liannan Yao autonomous county. Rocks & Minerals. 80(1): 24-31.
- Liu, G. 2005. Chinese Cinnabar. The Mineralogical Record. 36(1): 69-80
- Liu, G. 2006. China. ExtraLapis English. Lithographie, LLC. 9: 87-91. East Hampton, Connecticut.
- Liu, G. 2006. Fine Minerals of China. AAA Minerals AG. 366. Zug (Suissa).
- Liu, G., Ottens, B. 2004. Pyromorphit und Mimetesit, die farbigen Bleiminerale. Weise Verlag. ExtraLapis. 26/27: 26-31. Múnic
- Liu, G., Ottens, B. 2005. Daoping mine. Guangxi, China. The Mineralogical Record. 36(1): 25-33.
- Mandarino, J.A., Fourestier, J. De. 2005. Mineral species first found in the People's Republic of China. Rocks & Minerals. 80(2): 114-124.
- Neumeier, G. 2003. Mimetesit aus China. Lapis Mineralien Magazin. 28(5): 39.
- Origlieri, M.J., Laetsch, T.A., Downs, R.T. 2007. A note on the paragenesis of Ottensite. The Mineralogical Record. 38(1): 83-84.
- Ottens, B. 2003. Prächtiger Spessartin-Granat aus dem Pegmatiten von Fujian, China. Lapis Mineralien Magazin. 28(4): 13-20.
- Ottens, B. 2003. Der Wolframbergbau Yaogangxian in China. Lapis Mineralien Magazin. 28(11): 13-23.
- Ottens, B. 2003. Inesit, Hubeit und Japaner zwillinge aus Hubei, China. Lapis Mineralien Magazin. 29(9): 41- 47, 58.
- Ottens, B. 2004. Spessartin aus Fujian. Christian Weise Verlag. ExtraLapis. 26/27:
- Ottens, B. 2005. Nach Blumen gut duftender Markt. Xianghuapu - Grüner Fluorit der Superlative. Lapis Mineralien Magazin. 30(6): 24-26, 39-43, 62.
- Ottens, B. 2005. Chinesisches Tagebuch (I). Lapis Mineralien Magazin. 30(5): 20-22.
- Ottens, B. 2005. Chinesisches Tagebuch (II): Topas aus Yunnan, Silber aus Anhui. Lapis Mineralien Magazin. 30(12): 36-40.
- Ottens, B. 2005. Tongbei. Spessartine localities, Fujian Province, China. The Mineralogical Record. 36(1): 35-43.
- Ottens, B. 2005 Xuebaoding. Pingwu County, Sichuan Province, China. The Mineralogical Record. 36(1): 45-57.
- Ottens, B. 2005 Chinese Fluorite. The Mineralogical Record. 36(1): 59-68.
- Ottens, B. 2006. Antimonit aus China. Lapis Mineralien Magazin. 31(2): 23-34., 50.
- Ottens, B. 2006. Smaragd aus Dayakou, China. Lapis Mineralien Magazin. 31(4): 13-20.
- Ottens, B. 2006. Chinesisches Tagebuch (III). Baryt aus Nandan, Azurit aus Guichi. Lapis Mineralien Magazin. 31(10): 33-38.
- Ottens, B. 2007. The Xuebaoding beryl-scheelite vein deposit, China. Rocks & Minerals. 82(2): 145-146.
- Ottens, B. 2007. Chinese stibnite: Xikuangshan, Lushi, Wuning and other localities. The Mineralogical Record. 38(1): 3-17.
- Ottens, B. 2007. The Fengjiashan mine, Daye dostrict, Eshou prefecture, Hubei province, China. The Mineralogical Record. 38(1): 33-42.
- Ottens, B. 2007. The Xianghuapu mines, Chenzou prefecture, Hunan province, China. The Mineralogical Record. 38(1): 55-63
- Ottens, B. 2008. Spessartine from Tongbei. ExtraLapis English. 11: 66-69.
- Ottens, B. 2008. Babingtonite aus Yunnan, Turmalinpegmatite im Gaoligongshna. Lapis Mineralien Magazin. 33(6): 21-30.
- Ottens, B. 2009. Chnesisches Tagebuch (VI). Unruhen, Erdbeben un Olympische Spiele. Lapis Mineralien Magazin. 34(2): 29-36.
- Ottens, B. 2009. Grüner Flusspat, Baryt und Pyrit aus Xiefang, China. Lapis Mineralien Magazin. 34(7-8): 71-74.
- Ottens B. 2009. Die Wolframlegerstätten des Reviers Dayu/Chongyi im Bezirk Ganzhou, Provinz Jiangxi (China). Lapis Mineralien Magazin. 34(10): 31-41/90.
- Ottens, B., Cook, R.B. 2005. The Yaogangxian Tungsten Mine. Yizhang County, Chenzhou, Hunan Province, China. Rocks & Minerals. 80(1): 46-57.
- Richards, R.P. 1998. Orpiment from Hunan, China. Rocks & Minerals. 73(4): 279-280.
- Schroeder, Ch. 2010. The Dugupi-Maanshan antimony deposit, Weshan county, Yunnan province, China. The Mineralogical Record. 41(1): 75-83.
- Scovil, J. 2005. A mineral excursion to China 2004. Rocks & Minerals. 80(1): 12-22.
- Sejkora, J., Hyrsl, J. 2007. Ottensite, a new mineral from Qinglong, Guizhou province, China. The Mineralogical Record. 38(1): 77-81.
- Smith, B., Smith, C., Liu, G., Ottens, B. 2005. A guide to mineral localities in China. The Mineralogical Record. 36(1): 87-101.
- Steiner, G., Steiner, M. 1997. Diamanten aus China. Lapis Mineralien Magazin. 22(11): 13-17/86.
- Tron, H-J. 2003. Locality information for quartz with hematite from China. Rocks & Minerals. 78(6): 412-413.
- Weiss, S., Escaut, F. 1999. Inesit-Neufund aus China. Lapis Mineralien Magazin. 24(6): 47.
- Weiss, S. 2003. Hubeit aus China. Lapis Mineralien Magazin. 28(1): 14.
- White, J.S. 2005a. A wonderful Quartz from China. Rocks & Minerals. 80(1): 58-59.
- Wilson, W.E. 1983. Chinese estibnite and tourmaline. The Mineralogical Record. 14(6): 388.
- Wilson, W.E. 2007. The Pingtouling mine, Liannan County, Guangdong The Mineralogical Record. 38(1): 23-30.
- Wilson, W.E. 2007. The Shimen mine, Jiepaiyu, Hunan province, Xina. The Mineralogical Record. 38(1): 43-53.
- Wilson, W.E., Origlieri, M.J. 2007. Red wulfenite from the Kurugtag mountains, Xinjiang Uygur, China. The Mineralogical Record. 38(1): 67-71.

[alfredo]

The first serious mineral collector in Japan was Kiuchi Sekitei in the 18th century (Shogunate era). His father was a well-off bureaucrat, so the young Kiuchi was able to travel all over the country collecting rocks. In 1773 he published the first mineral book in Japanese, titled "Unkon-shi". He had no access to Western literature on minerals, so his only written sources seem to have been ancient Chinese texts on medicines. Apparently the Chinese had a long history of using minerals in medicine. (As a side note, I took a micromount collection to China once, and the customs officers asked me whether they were for medical use.)

[Jordi Fabre]

[Jordi Fabre]

[taoxue]

I’ve learnt quite a lot in this forum and affected by the friendliness of foreign friends,thanks for all your help
wish you happy everyday

[Jordi Fabre]

[taoxue]

I submited the pictures correctly follow your advice .Think you