荷花(hua)(hua)石(shi)(shi)產(chan)于洛陽(yang)市嵩縣,荷花(hua)(hua)石(shi)(shi)質地(di):細膩堅(jian)硬。結構、韌性與翡翠相同(tong)。物(wu)理性質:硬度:6.5~7(莫(mo)氏)密度:2.74左右(you)。它是火山沉積巖在形成(cheng)過程(cheng)中(zhong)(zhong)大(da)量(liang)的(de)(de)氣體在巖石(shi)(shi)中(zhong)(zhong)形成(cheng)許多(duo)奇特氣孔(kong),這(zhe)些氣孔(kong)被(bei)后來生成(cheng)的(de)(de)多(duo)種礦物(wu)所(suo)充(chong)(chong)填(tian),若被(bei)含(han)鐵的(de)(de)瑪瑙充(chong)(chong)填(tian)時(shi),則為紅色(se)(se);為綠簾石(shi)(shi)充(chong)(chong)填(tian),則為黃(huang)綠色(se)(se);為綠泥石(shi)(shi)充(chong)(chong)填(tian),則呈深綠色(se)(se);為方解石(shi)(shi)或石(shi)(shi)英充(chong)(chong)填(tian)時(shi),則為白色(se)(se)或無色(se)(se)透明。形成(cheng)的(de)(de)圖案(an)或像荷花(hua)(hua)就(jiu)稱荷花(hua)(hua)石(shi)(shi)、形成(cheng)的(de)(de)圖案(an)或像梅花(hua)(hua)就(jiu)稱梅花(hua)(hua)石(shi)(shi)、或像人物(wu)、動物(wu)、海棠、桃花(hua)(hua)、牡丹……
彬哥此石,在墨而綠(lv)的(de)石上,顯示荷花(hua)的(de)“灈(qu)清(qing)漣(lian)而不(bu)妖”讓兩種不(bu)同(tong)的(de)礦物葉盾團茂,相互(hu)映襯;那(nei)些(xie)娉,那(nei)些(xie)圓,猶如一幅(fu)水彩畫成工筆、寫意、白描和素描。