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4.8" Carved Chinese Writing Stone Zuni Bear - Utah
This is a 4.7" long hand-carved zuni bear sculpted from Chinese Writing Rock, a distinctive stone prized for its dark matrix crisscrossed with light-colored feldspar patterns that resemble ancient script. The carving stands upright on a hard surface and makes an eye-catching display piece, beautifully highlighting both the craftsmanship and the stone’s natural, calligraphy-like markings.
About Chinese Writing Stone
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.
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.
$125
SPECIES
Porphyritic Basalt & Feldspar
LOCATION
Utah
SIZE
4.8 x 3.7 1.2"
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#344893
