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13.6" Tall Milky Candle Quartz Crystal Cluster - Inner Mongolia
This is a breathtaking, 13.6" tall, milky quartz crystal cluster with yellow calcite, collected from the Huanggang Mine of Inner Mongolia, China. This quartz is commonly referred to as "candle quartz" due to its waxy candle-like appearance. It's partially covered in secondary quartz crystals that protrude outward in every direction. The largest crystal at the center of the cluster, measures a whopping 13.5" long!
It sits nicely on a flat surface without the need for a display stand.
It sits nicely on a flat surface without the need for a display stand.
The "Huanggang Mine" is a complex of seven somewhat interconnected mines located near Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia, China. Incredible mineral specimens started coming out of this mining complex around 2009. However, the location provided for the specimens was a long ways away from the actual site. This is a practice commonly performed by dealers and miners following a new discovery to try and preserve the mineral site's true location, and/or for political purposes.
As the site's popularity increased, more and more fascinating specimens were popping up on the market. Some of the earlier minerals included world-class ilvaite crystals, pink fluorite octahedrons, hedenbergite-included quartz (many of which were discarded at first), and arsenopyrite. Over the following years, garnets, pink manganoan calcite, gorgeous fluorites, sphalerite, löllingite, borcarite, scheelite, and a variety of other minerals began to surface on the market. To this day, new mineral discoveries are often made in these mines.
A brief description of the mine and minerals from the Huanggang Deposit.
As the site's popularity increased, more and more fascinating specimens were popping up on the market. Some of the earlier minerals included world-class ilvaite crystals, pink fluorite octahedrons, hedenbergite-included quartz (many of which were discarded at first), and arsenopyrite. Over the following years, garnets, pink manganoan calcite, gorgeous fluorites, sphalerite, löllingite, borcarite, scheelite, and a variety of other minerals began to surface on the market. To this day, new mineral discoveries are often made in these mines.
A brief description of the mine and minerals from the Huanggang Deposit.
SPECIES
Quartz & Calcite
LOCATION
Huanggang Mine, Kèshíkèténg Qí, Chifeng, Inner Mongolia, China
SIZE
13.6 x 9.7"
CATEGORY
ITEM
#226038
