Beryl with Schorl, Feldspar

specimen number:
2063759

location:
Erongo Mts., Namibia

description:
Attractive combination specimen, this a double terminated blue gem crystal of beryl 3.2 x 0.6 x 0.6 cm in size set aesthetically up on a cluster of brilliant lustrous blocky crystals of black schorl measuring to 1.2 cm in size. Small crystals of white feldspar are scattered throughout. In very good condition. This is the variety of the species often called aquamarine. The specimen comes with a previous label from the collection of Ray DeMark.

The Erongo Mountains in western Namibia form a prominent circular volcanic complex created by Mesozoic ring dikes and granitic intrusions during the breakup of Gondwana over 130 million years ago. Small-scale miners and local collectors have worked these rugged granite pocket deposits for decades, uncovering world-class mineral specimens inside miarolitic cavities and pegmatite veins across sites like Erongo Peak and the surrounding farms. The region is internationally famous for producing exceptional gem-quality aquamarine beryl crystals, lustrous black schorl tourmaline, deep purple fluorite, clear quartz, and lustrous jeremejevite crystals, often occurring in aesthetic matrix combinations that make them highly sought after in the global mineral market.

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