IMCN35 Aquamarine

Huanggang Mine, Hexigten Banner (Keshiketeng Co.), Ulanhad League (Chifeng Prefecture), Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China
5.8x 0.8x 0.8 cm

$165

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.