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Schorl Tourmaline on Beryl var. Aquamarine with Hyalite Opal from Erongo Mountains, 20 km north of Usakos, Damaraland, Namibia

 
Schorl Tourmaline on Beryl var. Aquamarine with Hyalite Opal from Erongo Mountains, 20 km north of Usakos, Damaraland, Namibia

Schorl Tourmaline on Beryl var. Aquamarine with Hyalite Opal from Erongo Mountains, 20 km north of Usakos, Damaraland, Namibia

Schorl Tourmaline on Beryl var. Aquamarine with Hyalite Opal from Erongo Mountains, 20 km north of Usakos, Damaraland, Namibia

Schorl Tourmaline on Beryl var. Aquamarine with Hyalite Opal from Erongo Mountains, 20 km north of Usakos, Damaraland, Namibia

Schorl Tourmaline on Beryl var. Aquamarine with Hyalite Opal from Erongo Mountains, 20 km north of Usakos, Damaraland, Namibia

Schorl Tourmaline on Beryl var. Aquamarine with Hyalite Opal from Erongo Mountains, 20 km north of Usakos, Damaraland, Namibia

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Schorl Tourmaline on Beryl var. Aquamarine with Hyalite Opal from Erongo Mountains, 20 km north of Usakos, Damaraland, Namibia

DESCRIPTION:No. 69270
Mineral:Schorl Tourmaline on Beryl var. Aquamarine with Hyalite Opal
Locality:Erongo Mountains, 20 km north of Usakos, Damaraland, Namibia
Description:Lustrous black schorl tourmaline crystals to 21 mm on a 42 mm lustrous transparent pale-blue aquamarine crystal, the blue-green gem variety of the mineral species beryl, with a patch of colorless hyalite opal that fluoresces green under SW UV. Ex. Georg Gebhard (author of Tsumeb I and II)
Overall Size:4.5x3.5x2 cm
Crystals:1-42 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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