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For additional background information on Chinese minerals and its history, we have provided several online texts courtesy of The Mineralogical Record.

• Visiting the Huanggang Mine - Dr. Robert Lavinsky and Xiaojun (John) Chen
  The Huanggang mining complex is rapidly becoming famous with collectors worldwide. Many dealers have christened it the “New Dal’negorsk” for its fantastic richness of mineral species, and their similarity to specimens that came out of Russia in the 1980s-1990s. Originally published in the September-October 2012 edition of The Mineralogical Record.
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• A Recent Visit to the Shangbao Mine - Xiaojun (John) Chen
  Many people travel to Leiyang to visit the famous bamboo forest nearby. For mineral lovers, the real attraction to this area of Hunan is the chance to visit the famous Shangbao mine. Xiaojun (John) Chen visited the mine and shares some of his experiences with the Mineralogical Record. Originally published in the September-October 2013 edition of The Mineralogical Record.
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• Crystalline Treasures: The Mineral Heritage of China
  Details not only some of the world's finest minerals ever discovered in China, but also explains notable differences in the collecting habits of Chinese and Western mineral lovers.