Yellow Wax Stone

February 7th, 2008

Yellow wax rocks are found in many places in China including Guangdong, Guanxi, and Ganxu but not in great quantity. Their gentle shape and smooth texture is neither thin nor perforated, but dense. Composed either of andesite with silica or sandstone, they seem hard as jade. A distinctive feature of yellow wax rocks is their purity of color.

Entry Filed under: Types of Scholars' Rocks