荷(he)花(hua)(hua)石(shi)(shi)(shi)產于洛陽(yang)市嵩(song)縣(xian),荷(he)花(hua)(hua)石(shi)(shi)(shi)質地:細膩堅硬(ying)。結構、韌性與翡翠相同。物(wu)理性質:硬(ying)度:6.5~7(莫氏(shi))密度:2.74左右。它(ta)是火山沉積巖(yan)在形(xing)(xing)成過程中大量的(de)氣體在巖(yan)石(shi)(shi)(shi)中形(xing)(xing)成許(xu)多(duo)奇特氣孔,這些(xie)氣孔被后來(lai)生成的(de)多(duo)種(zhong)礦物(wu)所充(chong)填(tian)(tian),若被含鐵的(de)瑪(ma)瑙充(chong)填(tian)(tian)時,則(ze)為(wei)(wei)紅色;為(wei)(wei)綠簾石(shi)(shi)(shi)充(chong)填(tian)(tian),則(ze)為(wei)(wei)黃綠色;為(wei)(wei)綠泥石(shi)(shi)(shi)充(chong)填(tian)(tian),則(ze)呈(cheng)深綠色;為(wei)(wei)方解石(shi)(shi)(shi)或(huo)石(shi)(shi)(shi)英充(chong)填(tian)(tian)時,則(ze)為(wei)(wei)白色或(huo)無色透明。形(xing)(xing)成的(de)圖案或(huo)像(xiang)荷(he)花(hua)(hua)就稱(cheng)荷(he)花(hua)(hua)石(shi)(shi)(shi)、形(xing)(xing)成的(de)圖案或(huo)像(xiang)梅花(hua)(hua)就稱(cheng)梅花(hua)(hua)石(shi)(shi)(shi)、或(huo)像(xiang)人物(wu)、動物(wu)、海(hai)棠、桃花(hua)(hua)、牡丹……
彬哥此石(shi)(shi),在(zai)墨而(er)綠的石(shi)(shi)上,顯示荷花(hua)的“灈清(qing)漣(lian)而(er)不(bu)妖”讓兩種不(bu)同的礦物葉盾團茂,相互(hu)映(ying)襯;那些(xie)娉,那些(xie)圓(yuan),猶如一幅水彩畫(hua)成工筆、寫(xie)意(yi)、白描(miao)(miao)和(he)素描(miao)(miao)。