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沉香密度大、能沉于水，所含芳香族成分能散发香味。沉香具有瑰丽、稀少、耐久的宝石特性，和一般有机宝石一样，是由动植物生命活动形成的有机物、无机物和微量元素的集合体，并形成与生物生长有关的树脂线纹理。沉香粒度组成细腻、结构致密，硬度不高，色彩丰富，显油脂光泽。其文化蕴涵丰富，有良好的雕刻艺术加工价值，有“植物钻石”之称；具有重要的药用价值，被称之为“药中黄金”，有广泛的开发前景。
침향밀도대、능침우수，소함방향족성분능산발향미。침향구유괴려、희소、내구적보석특성，화일반유궤보석일양，시유동식물생명활동형성적유궤물、무궤물화미량원소적집합체，병형성여생물생장유관적수지선문리。침향립도조성세니、결구치밀，경도불고，색채봉부，현유지광택。기문화온함봉부，유량호적조각예술가공개치，유“식물찬석”지칭；구유중요적약용개치，피칭지위“약중황금”，유엄범적개발전경。
Agarwood can drop to the bottom of water and spread perfume naturally because of heavy specific-gravity and inherent aromatic ingredients.Agarwood with brilliish and durable character is a rare organic gem. As other common organic gemstones,agarwood is hybrid comprised of the organic,inorganic substances and the trace elements,forming in the course of animal and plant life activities,with the resin line-texture related to ea-glewood growth.Agarwood shows a variety of colors and greasy luster,with fine particle size and smooth and compact structure,medium hardness.Agarwood,known as‘plant diamond’and‘gold in medicine’owing to its properties of deep cultural connotation,exquisite carving and medicinal value,has a broad development prospect.