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Louise Matsakis Rachel Zheng
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How China’s ‘Crystal Capital’ Cornered the Market on a Western Obsession
Business
Louise Matsakis Rachel Zheng
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January 20, 2026
At the Big Purple Crystal warehouse in eastern China’s Donghai County, hundreds of imported amethyst geodes are lined up in rows, their spiky insides open as if mid-scream. Some are shaped like...
Louise Matsakis Rachel Zheng
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