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On a sunny day in November 2015, Mr. Zhou, with his passion for strange stones, embarked on a journey to Fangshan Geopark in Nanjing's Liuhe District with a few like-minded friends, where they planned to show off their skills in search of the precious collection of rain flower agate.
Mr. Zhou is an experienced collector of stone artifacts with an unwavering love and fascination for these natural wonders of stone. After arriving at the park, they quickly selected a place with a wide view, picked up tools and began the intense excavation work.
At first, Mr. Zhou and his friends raced against time to excavate, but they found very little, only some small and inconspicuous stones, which was slightly disappointing. Just when everyone was almost disheartened, the shovel in Mr. Zhou's hand suddenly touched a hard and perfectly round object, and in an instant, he felt a strong excitement welling up in his heart.
When Mr. Zhou told his friend Ye Ziwen about this astonishing discovery, Ye Ziwen immediately recognized that the stone jar was not an idle thing. As an expert in the field of collecting and selling rain flower stones for many years, Ye Ziwen is well versed in this kind of natural gemstones, and is even more comfortable in identifying and appreciating them.
He couldn't suppress his excitement and revealed to Mr. Zhou that this kind of huge and exquisite stone jar was very likely to be a precious exhibit that was hailed as "the first god jar in Jinling" in the Nanjing Yuhua Stone Museum a few years ago!
In order to confirm his speculation, Ye Ziwen quickly contacted and invited Mr. David, the deputy director of the Liuhe District Tourism Bureau. David is not only a senior tourism management expert, but also a nationally renowned master of Yuhua stone identification, with a high degree of attainment in this field.
Arriving at the scene, David immediately got to work, inspecting the actual stone jar with full attention, and carefully removing some of the rain stone samples for more in-depth examination.
In the process, everyone could read a mixed emotion of confusion and shock in his expression.
In the end, David enthusiastically announced: "Mr. Zhou, you are really lucky! Such a scale and texture of the rain flower stone jar can be called a rare treasure in our Nanjing area, it is really rare. ”
David elaborates that the reason why people call these stones "god jars" is precisely because the process and principle of their formation are so mysterious that scientists are still helpless.
He said that after meticulous observation, the basalt composition contained in this "god jar" is clearly visible.
Basalt, a special type of rock formed during volcanic eruptions, is a treasure of nature due to its rich iron content. According to the well-known geologist David, under the baptism of time and the erosion of wind and rain, the basalt gradually broke into countless small fragments, which fused and coexisted with the pebbles in the riverbed, and finally deposited to form precious sandstone.
In this process, the active elements such as manganese and sodium in the basalt gradually disappeared, and only the more stable ferric and siliceous materials remained. After years of precipitation and condensation, these substances finally formed the hollow "tank" structure that attracted the attention of the world.
And the exquisite rain flower stone pattern, is in the "God Jar" was born, the color substance in the rain flower stone began to from the inside out, along the wall of the tank quietly infiltrated and grow, thus giving birth to a breathtaking charming pattern, which is why the "God Jar" has always maintained a hollow state, and its inner wall is covered with colorful patterns.
David said that since the first batch of "god pots" were first discovered in the Nanjing area, local residents have regarded them as priceless geological and cultural heritage, and cherished them. However, a treasure as large and remarkable in the texture of the Yuhua stone as the "Jinling Divine Jar" discovered by Mr. Zhou had never been seen before, so when he witnessed this miracle with his own eyes, he couldn't help but be amazed and praised.
In order to let everyone present better understand the mystery of the formation of the natural wonder of Yuhua Stone "God Jar", David gave a more detailed scientific popularization explanation for everyone.
David pointed out that the formation process of the "god pot" of Yuhua stone can be traced back to thousands or even tens of thousands of years ago. At that time, the area around Nanjing was in a period of frequent volcanic activity, and a large amount of basalt lava erupted by the volcano gradually broke into countless fine particles after a long period of weathering and erosion, which blended with the pebbles on the riverbed, and finally formed a sandstone layer under the erosion of the water.
In this long process, the active elements such as manganese and sodium in the basalt are gradually lost under the continuous erosion of the water flow, and only the relatively stable iron and siliceous materials remain.
As for the colorful markings on the inner wall of the tank, the colorful markings on the inner wall of the tank are due to the fact that the color material in the rain flower stone slowly penetrates into the inner wall of the "tank" and gradually grows and reproduces in it over a long period of time.
This undoubtedly reveals why the "god jar" of Yuhua stone is invariably hollow, and the inner walls are covered with breathtaking colorful patterns!
According to David, such a stone jar is revered as a "god jar", because of the many unsolved mysteries and mysteries in the process of its birth, and even modern technology is difficult to completely uncover the mysteries hidden behind it.
David candidly said that since the first discovery of these "god pots" in Liuhe District, local residents have regarded them as precious geological and cultural heritage, and have taken great care of them. However, just like the "Jinling Divine Jar" found by Mr. Zhou this time, its huge volume and excellent texture of Yuhua stone are extremely rare, and local residents have almost never heard of it.
So when they witnessed this miracle with their own eyes, David was deeply shocked and amazed.
Just as Mr. Zhou and Ye Ziwen were cheering at this astonishing discovery, a mysterious businessman from Shanghai quietly visited the door. It turned out that the merchant had already studied the Yuhua Stone collection and had always maintained a keen interest.
By chance, he learned that an astonishing "Jinling God Jar" had been unearthed in Liuhe District, Nanjing, and he was full of doubts and eager to come to find out in person.
When he witnessed this stone jar with a diameter of more than 1 meter, a height of nearly 70 centimeters, and a total weight of up to 500 kilograms, the whole person was instantly dumbfounded and shocked.
In his long collecting career, he has never seen such a huge scale of the rain flower stone "Big Mac"! Although this "god jar" was unfortunately damaged by the excavator during transportation, and a small part of the corners were damaged, it is still well preserved overall.
What's more, the exquisite rain stone texture on the surface of the tank is like being inlaid with countless dazzling colored gemstones, which is gorgeous and dizzying.
The merchant immediately realized that such a level of "Jinling Divine Jar" was a top-notch treasure in the world, both in the country and in the world, and its collection value was needless to say.
If it can be included in its own collection, it will undoubtedly be one of the top and proudest collections.
When the merchant hesitated in the face of the object he liked, the other party actually directly quoted a shocking figure -- 1.25 million yuan! Although in the eyes of the viewer, the price of this valuable jar has far exceeded the market price of the stone itself, but because of the incomparable and extremely rare nature of this jar, the merchant still resolutely made the decision to purchase it after careful consideration and comprehensive evaluation, and devoted all his financial resources and energy to pursue it.
After a tortuous negotiation process, the two sides finally signed the agreement on the spot, and quickly completed this thrilling deal.
Facing the excited expressions of Mr. Zhou and Ye Ziwen, although the merchant felt a little distressed in his heart, he couldn't help but secretly congratulate himself on the extraordinary value of this collection.
It is a miracle that such a seemingly ordinary stone can finally reach a sky-high price of 1.25 million yuan with its unique shape, huge volume and exquisite texture of rain flower stone.
From the initial nothing, to the excavation and identification of the legendary "Jinling Divine Jar", and finally to the rush to buy and regain a new life, this series of ups and downs of fortune is as incredible as the plot in a TV series or movie.
However, it also proves once again the mystery of nature and the infinite mysteries of the creation of all things. It is truly awe-inspiring that a seemingly ordinary stone can condense the baptism of tens of thousands of years and finally show such a shocking form and texture.