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Is sapphire (chalcedony) valuable in Taiwan Province Province?
The hardness of chalcedony is 7 of that of crystal, so it is regarded as a kind of precious stone (semi-precious stone), which is often used as an ornament or ornamental stone for rings, earrings, brooches and necklaces. Among them, chalcedony produced in Dulan Mountain, a coastal mountain range, is also called blue chalcedony, which was produced after Miocene, because the minerals that make up this vein were precipitated by low-temperature hydrothermal solution containing silicate in the cracks of andesite aggregate. Sapphire is mainly composed of radioactive fibrous or spherical chalcedony, and often contains a small amount of chlorite opal and natural copper. It mainly occurs in the southern and middle sections of coastal mountainous areas and exists in irregular veins in the cracks of andesite blocks in Dulan Mountain. The occurrence of gem veins is mostly irregular veins, about 10km long and 5- 10cm wide, and sometimes the width of veins can reach 30 cm.

However, this kind of sapphire is different from corundum sapphire, which is a timely mixture of chalcedony and hydrated copper sulfate or chrysocolla. In the gem industry, sapphires from Taiwan Province Province produced in Taiwan Province Province can be simply divided into several types: sapphires from Taiwan Province Province, which can be divided into sky blue from Baliwan Mountain, sea blue from Dulan Mountain, emerald green from Chengguang 'ao Mountain, and those with high transparency of deep blue, brilliant blue and emerald green.

Produced in Baliwan Mountain System-Fenglin in Hualien to the mouth of Xiugu Luanxi River, Dulan Mountain System-Donghexi in Taitung to the boundary of Taitung County. Jumping flowers and sapphires are the performance of jumping flowers formed by uneven mixing of transparent chalcedony and sapphire, which has a three-dimensional effect. Produced in Shimen area of Baliwan mountain system, it became Ameisi of Guang 'ao mountain system. Hua Lanbao, also known as Hua Bao, was born for sapphire and jasper or Blackstone. Produced in Shimen Xikou, Sanfuxi, Fengbin, Hualien and Chongan seaside in Chenggong Town, Taitung.

Sapphire (chalcedony) in Taiwan Province Province is brilliant blue or pan-green, emitting a mysterious, profound, elegant and noble atmosphere. Glass is light and moist, radiant, and it is one of the most precious jade in coastal mountainous areas at present. First-class sky blue, navy blue and emerald blue have always been collectors' favorites.