CHINA122-20
Ilvaite
Huanggangliang mine, Keshiketeng Qi, Chifeng city, Inner Mongolia, China
Cabinet, 10.6 x 9.4 x 3.0 cm
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Two doubly-terminated, highly lustrous, jet-black ilvaite crystals, to 11.6 cm in length, have intersected each other at such an angle to form a near perfect "V" shape. The piece is complete, pristine, a floater all around! It is one of the few larger examples found in such condition, that I am aware of. The ilvaite specimens from China are now considered the best in the world by a long shot. There are many styles that have come from this mine but I think that this "floater pocket" from late 2011 has produced the most elegant examples of any style, from any locality.