Black tourmaline with excellent form and small hyalite

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Black tourmaline with excellent form and small hyaliteLocale: Erongo Mountain, Namibia Approx dimensions: 2. 75 x 2. 5 x 2" Approx weight: 375g This large glossy black tourmaline, known as schorl, features the Mercedes termination characteristic of the Erongo region. Erongo schorl typically has very high luster as seen in this specimen. The sides of the piece have beautiful chunky vertical striations, and the faces of the point have faint angular zig zag patterns of the crystal growth form visible. There

The whitish cluster of rice-like crystals are small quartz crystals

You realize just how much wulfenite coats the specimen when you get it under 365nm UV light

This piece has several good bow-ties around the sphere

I only have the one

Locale: Erongo Mountain

There are several roughly-spherical formations on the piece like spiky balls

Several tiny points of quartz are also tucked between crystals

The two open pieces have botryoidal forms lining the interior

These Purple Rain specimens react with a strong light blue glow under several UV wavelengths

25" acrylic mounting except Option A which is 1

Pits are a natural product of polishing

Approx dimensions: 5