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2.6" Realistic Polished Chinese Writing Rock Bear with Fish
This is a fun, 2.6" long polished bear sculpted from Chinese writing rock collected in Auburn, California. The stone has been meticulously shaped and polished to create this unique piece. A small fish of the same material can be seen in its mouth, as though it were just freshly snatched up from a stream.
It stands up nicely on a flat surface.
It stands up nicely on a flat surface.
Chinese writing rock, also known as Chinese writing stone, is a lapidary material that is named for its resemblance to Chinese characters. It's composition is porphyritic basalt, or porphyry, that features groups of plagioclase feldspar crystals in a black basalt matrix.
One of the more uncommon locations this stone came from is Auburn, California, where it was discovered while cutting a highway. The area is now inaccessible, and only a limited amount of the material was recovered before the highway was finished.
Much of the Chinese writing rock now comes out of Western Australia where the material is still collected from multiple outcrops to this day. Canada, Philippines, Alaska, and more also have deposits of similar stone composition as well.
One of the more uncommon locations this stone came from is Auburn, California, where it was discovered while cutting a highway. The area is now inaccessible, and only a limited amount of the material was recovered before the highway was finished.
Much of the Chinese writing rock now comes out of Western Australia where the material is still collected from multiple outcrops to this day. Canada, Philippines, Alaska, and more also have deposits of similar stone composition as well.
SPECIES
Porphyritic Basalt & Feldspar
LOCATION
Auburn, California
SIZE
Bear: 2.6 x 1.6 x 1.3", Fish: .9" long
CATEGORY
ITEM
#308486
