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Locality: Hengyang Prefecture, Hunan Province, China

Unusual crystal combination of rhombic, scalenohedral and phantom crystals all on one cluster. The largest crystals are a 3 cm rhomb at the base of a 5 cm sceptered scalenohedral crystal. All have brownish internal phantoms. Overall size of mineral specimen: 6x4x4 cm. Size of individual crystals: 2-5 cm.

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