Description: Calcite ( var. Manganoan ) Huanggangliang Iron Mine, Kèshíkèténg Qí, Chifeng, Inner Mongolia A.R., China 87 x 50 x 48 mm A beautiful "wheat sheave" cluster of lustrous, translucent, elongated, pink manganoan Calcite crystals measuring 41 x 34 mm is perched on a matrix of creamy Dolomite(?). It is complemented by a modified cube of opaque, pale pink manganoan Calcite, measuring 22 x 20 mm. A slightly sceptered Quartz crystal to 16 mm and minor sulphide crystals provide a nice accent. No damage.

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