As recorded:
Huanggang Mine, Hexigten Banner (Keshiketeng Co.), Ulanhad League (Chifeng Prefecture), Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China 5.8x 0.8x 0.8 cm
58mm x 8mm x 8mm
One of the most interesting new things to come from this mine has been a very small quantity of aquamarine crystals.
Usually, when I think of places where aquamarine occurs, I think of pegmatites-- not an iron mine situated in a skarn body.
For what I understand there was one decently sized pocket of this material some months back-- and most of the pieces were pretty bad.
The crystal is double terminated.
These look a lot like some of the aquamarines from Erongo.
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