Specimen #1897

Name: Schorl

Type: Mineral

Locality: Erongo Mountain, Usakos and Omaruru Districts, Erongo Region, Namibia

Favorite? N

Fluorescent? N

Size: 6 x 2.1 x 2 cm

Weight: 57

Acquired: 2010-03-09

Source: Arkenstone Auction

Label: N

Comment: Ex. Charlie Key collection. Classic, single 6 cm Schorl crystal from the classic locality of Erongo. The luster, of course, is superb, and the crystal is actually doubly-terminated (one end is partially contacted). This is a great example of the fact that the two terminations of a Tourmaline are not the same and it is a textbook single crystal.

Minerals: Schorl (NaFe⁺⁺₃Al₆(BO₃)₃Si₆O₁₈(OH)₄)

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Schorl, Erongo Mountain, Usakos and Omaruru Districts, Erongo Region, Namibia - 6 x 2.1 x 2 cm