AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Namibia > Schorl Tourmaline with Hyalite Opal |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 68413 |
Mineral: | Schorl Tourmaline with Hyalite Opal |
Locality: | Erongo Mountains, 20 km north of Usakos, Damaraland, Namibia |
Description: | Large lustrous black schorl tourmaline crystal with white albite included in the bottom. One area of the schorl tourmaline crystal have a thin crust of colorless hyalite opal that fluoresces bright green under SW UV illumination. |
Overall Size: | 8x6.5x6.5 cm |
Crystals: | 80 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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