Goshenite with Schorl

Erongo Mountains, Erongo Region, Namibia
Miniature, 3.4 x 3.0 x 2.8 cm
Start Time: 04/01/2013 1:30:00 am (CDT)
End Time: 04/16/2013 5:30:00 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

Intriguing and very aesthetic combination of slender Goshenite crystals coated with Schorls that are either in needle-like crystals or cave-like botryoids. The largest Goshenite is 2.3 cm tall, and all have slightly etched surfaces. The Schorls, in either habit, range up to .7 cm. Their luster ranges from mirror-like to flat, but the cave-like habit is fantastic and aesthetic. It is like looking at a series of sculptural black Stalactites in a basalt cavern. Overall, a most unusual and fascinating miniature.

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