Quartz with Hedenbergite Inclusions from Huanggang Mine, Inner Mongolia

Dimension: 2.5cm x 1.6cm x 1.4cm
Weight: 6g / 30 carat
Locality: Huanggang Fe-Sn deposit, Hexigten Banner, Ulanhad League, Inner Mongolia, China
 
A cute little dipyramidal terminated Quartz scepters with very well balanced parallel growth of crystals showcasing cumberland habit.  The deep olive-green color is due to hedenbergite inclusions, a classic Mongolian quartz sample.  It is highly lustrous with second generation smaller Quartz crystals and Calcite pseudomorph grown on the prism faces.