Fluorite, Quartz - Hexigten Banner (Kèshíkèténg Qí), China - 21 x 12.5 x 11 cm / main crystal: 6.1 cm

Mineral: Fluorite, Quartz
Locality: Hexigten Banner (Kèshíkèténg Qí), Chifeng (Ulanhad), Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China
Dimensions: 21 x 12.5 x 11 cm / main crystal: 6.1 cm

Description: Mass: 1111 g MIM number: 1428 Probable year of extraction : 2012 Octahedrons of green fluorite perched on double terminated white quartz crystals (11.2 cm max). The octahedrons are opaque, except at the ends where they are translucent and show cubic truncations. The sample seems to be floating and intact: even two quartz crystals, which appear to be broken, have actually recrystallized in the mine. Photographer: AINU / Augustin de Valence;