Talk:Chrysanthemum stone

	Earth sciences portal Chrysanthemum stone is part of WikiProject Rocks and minerals, an attempt at creating a standardized, informative, comprehensive and easy-to-use rocks and minerals resource. If you would like to participate, you can choose to edit this article, or visit the project page for more information.Rocks and mineralsWikipedia:WikiProject Rocks and mineralsTemplate:WikiProject Rocks and mineralsRocks and minerals articles
Low	This article has been rated as Low-importance on the project's importance scale.

There may be some confusion

The "flower stone" found on Vancouver Island is described here as "gabbro porphyry of feldspar crystals usually in basalt". Feldspar is also an aluminum silicate (andalusite). The linked article says it is similar to "Chinese Writing Rock", which is also feldspar crystals in basalt. It is found in California and Nevada. In other words, there are three similar interesting stones (that I know of), but the current article says, "[c]hysanthemum stone from Liuyang City, Hunan Province is mainly calcite and chalcedony (quartz)..." which is not the same thing, contradicting the previous statement that it is andalusite.

In addition, the current article has some quirky English "The intact chrysanthemum stone from the naturally exposed environment has become extinct...", " and "it is the ideal collection of stone lovers" and seems very Chinese-oriented. It is not necessary to repeat that the stone is not radioactive and harmless. Similar stones are found in several places. This article needs the assistance of a geologist and perhaps should be moved to a different, more generic name. Wastrel Way (talk) 19:36, 30 June 2024 (UTC)Eric[reply]