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Aquamarine & Schorl

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Aquamarine & Schorl

Floater

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Description
Locality: 
Erongo Mountains, Karibib, Erongo Region, Namibia
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.6 × 3.9 × 2.8 cm
Description

The specimen is developed as floater, the "matrix" consists of hairy schorl crystals - on it a group of thin, sparkling, end-pointed aquamarine crystals. From a small, recent discover at Erongo mountains - all crystals complete!

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Aquamarine

Variety Of: 

Beryl

Formula: 
Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Strunz: 
9.CJ.05
Hardness: 
7.5 - 8.0
Formula: 
Be3Al2Si6O18
Hardness: 
0.0
Colour: 
Blue
Streak: 
White

Schorl

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