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Beryl v. Aquamarine, Orthoclase

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A very aesthetic aquamarine on orthoclase from a recent find in the Erongo Mountains. Great color and luster make for a fine miniature. Some damage, as seen, but in overall good condition.

Product details

Species
BerylAbout Beryl →
SizeMiniature
Dimensions3.0 x 4.5 x 4.0 cm
Added on07/16/2026
Locality
Namibia, Erongo Region, Erongo MountainsRegional guide →

Known provenance

DateCollectorAcquisition price
07/2026Unknown OwnerNot disclosed
—Collector’s EdgeNot disclosed

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Beryl
Mineral guide
Learn about Beryl
iconic mineral with prisms and vivid color varieties (aquamarine, emerald, morganite); prized for crystal form, striking matrix, and collector appeal.
Beryl
Regional guide
Beryl from Erongo Mountains, Namibia
from the Erongo Mountains is one of the modern classics of African mineral collecting: blue to blue-green aquamarine, colorless goshenite, yellow heliodor-like beryl, green beryl, and sharply zoned combinations of these colors, commonly staged against black schorl and pale feldspar. The best specimens have a look that is unmistakably Erongo—hexagonal beryl prisms with glassy terminations, milky or included bases, and dramatic contrast with glossy black tourmaline sprays, orthoclase, albite, smoky quartz, fluorite, muscovite, and occasional hyalite opal.