Gem, Rock, and Mineral Postage Stamps From
China (PRC)

Official Name:	People's Republic of China
National Name:	Zhonghua Renmin Gongheguo
Alternate Names:	China; PRC; Zhong Guo; not to be confused with Republic of China (ROC; Formosa; Taiwan) which is also referred to as China and which China (PRC) regards as its territory.
Monetary Units:	1 Renminbi (Yuan) (Y) = 10 jiao = 100 fen
Location:	Eastern Asia; bordering the East China Sea, Korea Bay, Yellow Sea, and South China Sea, between North Korea and Vietnam.
Mineral Resources:	Coal, iron ore, petroleum, mercury, tin, tungsten, antimony, manganese, molybdenum, vanadium, magnetite, aluminum, lead, zinc, uranium.


Orpiment China (PRC) Scott 1799 4 fen	Stibnite China (PRC) Scott 1800 8 fen


Cinnabar China (PRC) Scott 1801 10 fen	Wolframite China (PRC) Scott 1802 20 fen

This set of 4 stamps was issued on 25 Aug 1982 and shows natural, unpolished mineral specimens.