Presented on a plate, this gemstone can easily be mistaken for a delicious piece of pork, cooked Chinese style. Weighing 23 kg (about 51 pounds), it is a huanglayu, which literally translates as yellow wax jade and consists mainly of quartz.
Totally natural and without any additives like dyes or radiation, the gemstone looks very similar to Chinese roast pork. It has different layers of color that are identical in appearance to the layers of flesh and bone found in roast pork. The tan-colored outer layer resembles the crispy skin of pork that has been roasted, having small “blisters” from the heat. What’s more, the surface of the mineral has little holes that resemble the sweat pores found in a piece of pork.
This gemstone was reportedly discovered in a river in Luoyang, Henan, China. It has been displayed in the city earlier this year, and will be displayed in the 6th China (Shenzhen) International Cultural Industries Fair next month.
Taiwan’s National Palace Museum has a similar gemstone that looks like the famous Hangzhou dish Dongpo’s Pork, but it has been carved into this shape. Nevertheless, it is very rare for the gemstone to possess such colors.
It is a mystery how these gemstones formed to so closely resemble cooked meat.
Totally natural and without any additives like dyes or radiation, the gemstone looks very similar to Chinese roast pork. It has different layers of color that are identical in appearance to the layers of flesh and bone found in roast pork. The tan-colored outer layer resembles the crispy skin of pork that has been roasted, having small “blisters” from the heat. What’s more, the surface of the mineral has little holes that resemble the sweat pores found in a piece of pork.
This gemstone was reportedly discovered in a river in Luoyang, Henan, China. It has been displayed in the city earlier this year, and will be displayed in the 6th China (Shenzhen) International Cultural Industries Fair next month.
Taiwan’s National Palace Museum has a similar gemstone that looks like the famous Hangzhou dish Dongpo’s Pork, but it has been carved into this shape. Nevertheless, it is very rare for the gemstone to possess such colors.
It is a mystery how these gemstones formed to so closely resemble cooked meat.
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