荷(he)(he)花(hua)(hua)(hua)石(shi)(shi)(shi)產于洛陽市嵩縣,荷(he)(he)花(hua)(hua)(hua)石(shi)(shi)(shi)質(zhi)地:細膩堅硬。結構、韌性與翡翠相同。物(wu)理性質(zhi):硬度:6.5~7(莫氏)密(mi)度:2.74左右(you)。它是火山沉積(ji)巖在形成(cheng)(cheng)過程中大量的(de)氣(qi)體在巖石(shi)(shi)(shi)中形成(cheng)(cheng)許多奇(qi)特(te)氣(qi)孔,這些氣(qi)孔被后來生成(cheng)(cheng)的(de)多種礦物(wu)所充(chong)(chong)填(tian),若被含鐵的(de)瑪瑙充(chong)(chong)填(tian)時,則(ze)為(wei)(wei)紅色(se);為(wei)(wei)綠(lv)簾石(shi)(shi)(shi)充(chong)(chong)填(tian),則(ze)為(wei)(wei)黃(huang)綠(lv)色(se);為(wei)(wei)綠(lv)泥石(shi)(shi)(shi)充(chong)(chong)填(tian),則(ze)呈深綠(lv)色(se);為(wei)(wei)方解石(shi)(shi)(shi)或(huo)石(shi)(shi)(shi)英(ying)充(chong)(chong)填(tian)時,則(ze)為(wei)(wei)白色(se)或(huo)無(wu)色(se)透明。形成(cheng)(cheng)的(de)圖(tu)案或(huo)像荷(he)(he)花(hua)(hua)(hua)就(jiu)稱荷(he)(he)花(hua)(hua)(hua)石(shi)(shi)(shi)、形成(cheng)(cheng)的(de)圖(tu)案或(huo)像梅花(hua)(hua)(hua)就(jiu)稱梅花(hua)(hua)(hua)石(shi)(shi)(shi)、或(huo)像人物(wu)、動物(wu)、海棠、桃花(hua)(hua)(hua)、牡丹(dan)……
彬(bin)哥此石,在墨而(er)綠的(de)石上,顯示荷花的(de)“灈清漣而(er)不(bu)妖”讓兩種(zhong)不(bu)同的(de)礦(kuang)物葉盾團茂,相互映襯;那(nei)些娉,那(nei)些圓,猶如一幅水彩畫成工筆、寫(xie)意、白描和素描。