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Beryl (Var: Aquamarine), Schorl

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An exquisite, flowerlike arrangement of bi-colored aquamarine beryls pokes up out of starkly contrasting matrix of schorl. The schorl is unusually fibrous and acicular in nature, and so the contrast is both color and geometry. The large aquamarine is 1.6 cm tall. From the noted Erongo specialty collection of Heini Soltau.

Product details

SpeciesAquamarine, Beryl, Schorl
SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions5.3 x 4.6 x 3.2 cm
Added on10/23/2024
LocalityNamibia, Erongo Region, Erongo Mountains

Known provenance

DateCollectorAcquisition price
08/2024Unknown OwnerNot disclosed
—The ArkenstoneNot disclosed

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Aquamarine
Mineral guide
Learn about Aquamarine
sea-blue to blue-green beryl; forms in pegmatites and alpine veins; prized for color, clarity, and dramatic matrix specimens.
Aquamarine
Regional guide
Aquamarine from Erongo Mountains, Namibia
from Erongo Mountains, Namibia - blue beryl in crisp prisms atop black schorl, forming miarolitic pegmatite pockets; a collector's locality.