上(shang)水(shui)(shui)石(shi)(shi)(shi)的(de)(de)實質是(shi)碳酸鈣苔蘚植(zhi)(zhi)物(wu)化石(shi)(shi)(shi),暄而(er)又(you)脆(cui)(cui),良(liang)好的(de)(de)吸水(shui)(shui)石(shi)(shi)(shi)吸水(shui)(shui)性特別強。上(shang)水(shui)(shui)石(shi)(shi)(shi)由于(yu)(yu)暄而(er)脆(cui)(cui)易于(yu)(yu)造(zao)型,可隨意(yi)鑿(zao)槽、鉆洞(dong)(dong)、雕(diao)刻(ke)出各式(shi)各樣(yang)的(de)(de)形狀。上(shang)水(shui)(shui)石(shi)(shi)(shi)天(tian)然洞(dong)(dong)穴(xue)很多,有的(de)(de)互相(xiang)穿連通氣,小的(de)(de)洞(dong)(dong)穴(xue)如氣孔,這就是(shi)吸水(shui)(shui)性強的(de)(de)主要原因。在上(shang)水(shui)(shui)石(shi)(shi)(shi)上(shang)的(de)(de)洞(dong)(dong)穴(xue)中,填上(shang)泥土可植(zhi)(zhi)花草,大的(de)(de)洞(dong)(dong)穴(xue)可栽樹木,由于(yu)(yu)石(shi)(shi)(shi)體吸水(shui)(shui)性強,植(zhi)(zhi)物(wu)生(sheng)長茂盛,開花鮮艷。上(shang)水(shui)(shui)石(shi)(shi)(shi)可以散發濕氣,用它造(zao)假(jia)山(shan)或盆景,都有濕潤(run)環境的(de)(de)作用。
上(shang)水(shui)石(shi)(shi)(shi)又(you)稱(cheng)吸(xi)水(shui)石(shi)(shi)(shi),盆中(zhong)蓄水(shui)后,頃(qing)刻可(ke)吸(xi)到頂端。石(shi)(shi)(shi)上(shang)可(ke)栽植野草、蘚苔,青翠蒼潤,為制作盆景的佳石(shi)(shi)(shi)。 沙(sha)積石(shi)(shi)(shi),暄(xuan)而(er)脆,但吸(xi)水(shui)性很(hen)強;石(shi)(shi)(shi)灰石(shi)(shi)(shi)硬度稍(shao)高,結構比沙(sha)積石(shi)(shi)(shi)細密。上(shang)水(shui)石(shi)(shi)(shi)易于(yu)造(zao)型,由(you)于(yu)暄(xuan)而(er)脆,可(ke)隨意鑿槽(cao)、鉆洞、雕刻出心中(zhong)理想的形象。