Mineral: Quartz
Locality: Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang, Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China
Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.0 x 2.8 cm
Description: A nearly complete floater of mostly colorless stalactitic quartz in the shape of a dog. Some of the crystals on the back of the specimen have inclusions of a pale green mineral and there are tiny chalcopyrite crystals present as well.
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