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{{Short description|Mountain in the country of Japan}}
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'''Mount Du''' ({{zh|s=独山|p=Dú Shān}}), which means Lonely Hill in Chinese, is a small mountain near ] City, ] province, ].


== Mine ==
'''Dushan''' is a small mountain near ] City, ] province, ].
The hill is rich in a jade substitute or simulant stone, ]. "Dushan jade" is a misnomer. It is not the true jade found in ], China: nephrite, a CaMg silicate (Si), nor the true jade found in ]: jadeite, a NaAl silicate (Si). It is a fine grained mixture of feldspar and epidote. It is currently marketed under the names, Dushan jade, Swiss jade (1st identified by Swiss mineralogist), and Nanyang jade (Nanyang, Henan Province).


== Name == == Local culture ==
On the third day of the third month of the ], people climb the mountain.{{cn|date=May 2023}}


==References==
The name means Lonely Hill in Chinese
* - The 10th paragraph has an introduction.


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== Mine ==


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The hill is rich for ].The ] is one of the four famous jades in China, which is very rare nowadays.


== Local Culture ==

When on March 3rd of ], people will climb the mountain.

==References==
The 10th paragraph has an introduction.


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Mountain in the country of Japan
Mount Du
Mount Du is located in ChinaMount DuMount DuLocation in China
Highest point
Elevation367.8 m (1,207 ft)
Coordinates33°4′13″N 112°35′11″E / 33.07028°N 112.58639°E / 33.07028; 112.58639
Geography
LocationNanyang, Henan, China

Mount Du (Chinese: 独山; pinyin: Dú Shān), which means Lonely Hill in Chinese, is a small mountain near Nanyang City, Henan province, China.

Mine

The hill is rich in a jade substitute or simulant stone, saussurite. "Dushan jade" is a misnomer. It is not the true jade found in Xinjiang, China: nephrite, a CaMg silicate (Si), nor the true jade found in Burma: jadeite, a NaAl silicate (Si). It is a fine grained mixture of feldspar and epidote. It is currently marketed under the names, Dushan jade, Swiss jade (1st identified by Swiss mineralogist), and Nanyang jade (Nanyang, Henan Province).

Local culture

On the third day of the third month of the Chinese calendar, people climb the mountain.

References

  • China Jade - The 10th paragraph has an introduction.


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