Mineral: Gypsum
Locality: Qinglong Mine, Dachang, Qinglong, Qianxi'nan Autonomous Prefecture, Guizhou Province, China
Dimensions: 8 x 3.5 x 9 cm / main crystal: 7.7 cm

Description: Mass: 51 g MIM number: 1599 Large transparent crystal with a well formed internal brown-orange "phantom". It is crossed by an internal "thread" that extends at both ends and serves as a support to a row of smaller crystals that are exact replicas of the large crystal. The specimen is a complete floater. Photographer: AINU / Augustin de Valence

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