Mineral: Quartz
Locality: Hexigten Banner (Kèshíkèténg Qí), Chifeng (Ulanhad), Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China
Dimensions: 8.5 x 6 x 13 cm / main crystal: 5.7 cm

Description: Mass: 331 g MIM number:1811 Nicknamed "The Mongolian Cross" by the mim. Floating group of intact quartz crystals of gray-green color with what is likely a cross-shaped Verespatak twin at the top and a doubly terminated quartz at the bottom Photographer: AINU / Augustin de Valence Publication: "Lapis: Oct 2016"

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