Hedenbergite quartz point with sugary quartz crystals Agate with some more opaque whitish

with some more opaque whitish layers inside

The matte light brown mineral coating is lizardite

Epidote grows long slender prismatic crystals with saturated olive green color

The specimen is attached to a rock matrix with a few small pockets of malachite

This is a fast-reproducing type that is protein-hungry

Hedenbergite quartz point with sugary quartz crystals Agate with some more opaque whitishLocale: HuangGangLiang mining district, Inner Mongolia, China Approx point length: 3. 25" Approx weight: 57g These quartz points are from HuangGangLiang, and commonly called Mongolian or Inner Mongolian quartz. When the primary inclusion is hedenbergite, enough to give the quartz a greenish tint, it is more appropriately called hedenbergite quartz. This isn't your typically shiny quartz crystal; the points have a matte luster with a sheen effect,