Inner Mongolian quartz point Chalcedony nodules with ropy banding rippling around

with ropy banding rippling around lumpy botryoidal growth

Approx weight: 171g

More accurately

5 x 2 x 2"

even using a strong 365nm UV light

Inner Mongolian quartz point Chalcedony nodules with ropy banding rippling aroundLocale: HuangGangLiang mining district, Inner Mongolia, China Approx point length: 3. 5" Approx weight: 34g These quartz points are from HuangGangLiang, and commonly called Mongolian or Inner Mongolian quartz. This isn't your typically shiny quartz; the point has a matte white crust that glitters like sand. This piece is particularly messy with mineral growth obscuring the form of the quartz, so it has earned the ugly duckling discount for the batch