太湖石，又名窟窿石、假山石，是由石灰岩遭到长时间ink" style="color: rgb(19, 110, 194); text-decoration-line: none; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, "PingFang SC", "Hiragino Sans GB", "Microsoft YaHei", "WenQuanYi Micro Hei", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-indent: 28px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">侵蚀后慢慢形成的，分有ink" style="color: rgb(19, 110, 194); text-decoration-line: none; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, "PingFang SC", "Hiragino Sans GB", "Microsoft YaHei", "WenQuanYi Micro Hei", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-indent: 28px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">水石和干石两种。水石是在河湖中经水波荡涤，历久侵蚀而缓慢形成的。干石则是地质时期的石灰石在酸性红壤的历久侵蚀下而形成。形状各异，ink" style="color: rgb(19, 110, 194); text-decoration-line: none; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, "PingFang SC", "Hiragino Sans GB", "Microsoft YaHei", "WenQuanYi Micro Hei", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-indent: 28px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">姿态万千，通灵剔透的太湖石，最能体现“皱、漏、瘦、透”之美，其色泽以白石为多，少有青黑石、ink" style="color: rgb(19, 110, 194); text-decoration-line: none; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, "PingFang SC", "Hiragino Sans GB", "Microsoft YaHei", "WenQuanYi Micro Hei", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-indent: 28px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">黄石。尤其黄色的更为稀少，故特别适宜布置公园，草坪，校园，庭院旅游景色等。有很高的观赏价值。“太湖石”中国古代著名的四大玩石、奇石之一（ink" style="color: rgb(19, 110, 194); text-decoration-line: none; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, "PingFang SC", "Hiragino Sans GB", "Microsoft YaHei", "WenQuanYi Micro Hei", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-indent: 28px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">英石、太湖石、ink" style="color: rgb(19, 110, 194); text-decoration-line: none; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, "PingFang SC", "Hiragino Sans GB", "Microsoft YaHei", "WenQuanYi Micro Hei", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-indent: 28px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">灵璧石、ink" style="color: rgb(19, 110, 194); text-decoration-line: none; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, "PingFang SC", "Hiragino Sans GB", "Microsoft YaHei", "WenQuanYi Micro Hei", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-indent: 28px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">黄蜡石），因盛产出于太湖地区而古今闻名，是一种玲珑剔透的观赏石头。还有一种广义上的太湖石，即把各地产的由ink" style="color: rgb(19, 110, 194); text-decoration-line: none; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, "PingFang SC", "Hiragino Sans GB", "Microsoft YaHei", "WenQuanYi Micro Hei", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-indent: 28px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">岩溶作用形成的千姿百态的碳酸盐岩统称为“太湖石”。