"This is a Calcite var. Manganoan from Huanggang Mine, Hexigten Banner, Inner Mongolia A.R., China. A beautiful "wheat sheave" cluster of elongated manganoan calcite crystals, with an intense pink coloration to them (stronger, richer pink color in fluorescent light as opposed to halogen light, under which these photos were shot).
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