Aquamarine with Schorl on Microcline

Item Description

A gorgeous and highly aesthetic display specimen of the famous Erongo Aquamarine / Schorl associations. The combination of the gorgeous blue Aquas with the contrasting jet-black Schorl Tourmaline is just beautiful. This small cabinet display specimen features a few sharp, very lustrous, gemmy, hexagonal Aquamarine crystals measuring up to 2.6 cm long which range in color from a deep blue to nearly colorless associated with a handful of attractive black Schorl prisms measuring up to 3.7 cm long which are set atop attractive complementing cream colored Microcline crystal matrix. The two main Schorl crystals shows dramatically different terminations as the larger one has a notably "etched" / semi-sketetal appearance (with a defined trigonal growth pattern like a Mercedes symbol) and the smaller Schorl is very smooth, sharp and lustrous. The piece is in superb condition and displays beautifully as you can see from the photos. The only damage that I can see is a small contact on the lower left side of the piece where it was removed from the pocket wall. The piece was priced at $1,800 in the inventory and really stands out as a fine quality, aesthetic specimen from this well-known specimen producing locality. A great deal for the starting bid.