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Schorl Tourmaline in Quartz from Achiase, north of Accra, Ghana

 
Schorl Tourmaline in Quartz from Achiase, north of Accra, Ghana

Schorl Tourmaline in Quartz from Achiase, north of Accra, Ghana

DESCRIPTION:No. 58214
Mineral:Schorl Tourmaline in Quartz
Locality:Achiase, north of Accra, Ghana
Description:Elongated black schorl tourmaline crystals frozen in milky quartz matrix. Some of the black schorl crystals are in a diverging sprays with deformed (curved) crystals and the crystal segments visible. Found while Heierman was gold mining in 1994. Collected in 1994 by Will Heierman
Overall Size:6x3.5x3 cm
Crystals:2-15 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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