荷(he)花(hua)石(shi)(shi)產于洛(luo)陽市嵩縣,荷(he)花(hua)石(shi)(shi)質地:細膩堅硬(ying)。結(jie)構、韌(ren)性與翡(fei)翠相同。物(wu)理性質:硬(ying)度(du):6.5~7(莫氏)密度(du):2.74左右。它是火(huo)山沉積巖(yan)在形(xing)成過程中大(da)量(liang)的(de)氣(qi)體在巖(yan)石(shi)(shi)中形(xing)成許多奇特氣(qi)孔,這些氣(qi)孔被后來(lai)生(sheng)成的(de)多種礦物(wu)所(suo)充(chong)填(tian)(tian),若被含鐵的(de)瑪瑙充(chong)填(tian)(tian)時(shi)(shi),則為(wei)(wei)(wei)紅色;為(wei)(wei)(wei)綠簾石(shi)(shi)充(chong)填(tian)(tian),則為(wei)(wei)(wei)黃綠色;為(wei)(wei)(wei)綠泥石(shi)(shi)充(chong)填(tian)(tian),則呈深綠色;為(wei)(wei)(wei)方解石(shi)(shi)或(huo)(huo)石(shi)(shi)英(ying)充(chong)填(tian)(tian)時(shi)(shi),則為(wei)(wei)(wei)白色或(huo)(huo)無色透明。形(xing)成的(de)圖案(an)或(huo)(huo)像(xiang)荷(he)花(hua)就稱荷(he)花(hua)石(shi)(shi)、形(xing)成的(de)圖案(an)或(huo)(huo)像(xiang)梅(mei)花(hua)就稱梅(mei)花(hua)石(shi)(shi)、或(huo)(huo)像(xiang)人物(wu)、動(dong)物(wu)、海棠、桃花(hua)、牡丹……
彬哥此石(shi),在墨而綠的石(shi)上(shang),顯示(shi)荷花的“灈清(qing)漣而不妖(yao)”讓兩種不同的礦(kuang)物葉盾團茂,相互(hu)映(ying)襯;那些(xie)娉,那些(xie)圓,猶如一幅水(shui)彩(cai)畫成(cheng)工筆、寫意、白描和素描。