Schorl with Beryl, Orthoclase (1561) - image 1
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Schorl with Beryl, Orthoclase (1561)

Unknown Owner
A beautiful combination specimen with a lustrous double terminated schorl crystal 5.3 cm in length perched attractively up on a matrix of blocky crystallized orthoclase. Gemmy pale blue crystals of beryl measuring to 2.0 cm in size are scattered throughout. This is the variety known as aquamarine. Aesthetic, this is very attractive and in great condition.

Product details

Species
Beryl, Schorl, OrthoclaseAbout Beryl →
SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions9.0 x 6.0 x 4.5 cm
Added on08/27/2025
Locality
Namibia, Erongo Region, Erongo MountainsRegional guide →

Known provenance

DateCollectorAcquisition price
05/2026Unknown Owner$1,330.00
—Weinrich MineralsNot 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.