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Beryl & Schorl

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Beryl & Schorl

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Description
Locality: 
Erongo Mountains, Karibib, Erongo Region, Namibia
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4 × 3.1 × 3.1 cm
Description

Light green beryl crystals with dark green, sharp terminated caps attractively set on thin needles of schorl. The two main crystals are v-formed; the whole arrangement looks very aesthetic in various positions, the crystals are all end-pointed, sharp terminated and glossy.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Beryl

Formula: 
Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Strunz: 
9.CJ.05
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
7.5 - 8.0
Streak: 
White

Schorl

Formula: 
Na(Fe2+3)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Strunz: 
9.CK.05
Hardness: 
7.0