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Quartz var. Smoky Quartz with Foitite-Elbaite Tourmaline from NE of Swakopmund, Erongo Region, Namibia

 
Quartz var. Smoky Quartz with Foitite-Elbaite Tourmaline from NE of Swakopmund, Erongo Region, Namibia

Quartz var. Smoky Quartz with Foitite-Elbaite Tourmaline from NE of Swakopmund, Erongo Region, Namibia

Quartz var. Smoky Quartz with Foitite-Elbaite Tourmaline from NE of Swakopmund, Erongo Region, Namibia

Quartz var. Smoky Quartz with Foitite-Elbaite Tourmaline from NE of Swakopmund, Erongo Region, Namibia

Quartz var. Smoky Quartz with Foitite-Elbaite Tourmaline from NE of Swakopmund, Erongo Region, Namibia

Quartz var. Smoky Quartz with Foitite-Elbaite Tourmaline from NE of Swakopmund, Erongo Region, Namibia

Quartz var. Smoky Quartz with Foitite-Elbaite Tourmaline from NE of Swakopmund, Erongo Region, Namibia

Quartz var. Smoky Quartz with Foitite-Elbaite Tourmaline from NE of Swakopmund, Erongo Region, Namibia

DESCRIPTION:No. 75939
Mineral:Quartz var. Smoky Quartz with Foitite-Elbaite Tourmaline
Locality:NE of Swakopmund, Erongo Region, Namibia
Description:Lustrous translucent doubly-terminated smoky quartz crystals to 64 mm with a 45 mm finger-shaped gray formation composed of microscopic foitite-elbaite tourmaline. The exact location was not provided, but it is probably from the Ameib Farm in Usakos.
Overall Size:9x7x6 cm
Crystals:micro to 64 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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