Aquamarine from Erongo Mountains, Erongo Region, Namibia - image 1
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Aquamarine from Erongo Mountains, Erongo Region, Namibia

The main crystal is 83 mm long and with mirror smooth double terminations. This crystal, the other main aquamarine crystal forming the vertical of the ‘T’ as well as a few smaller crystals are set across a white feldspar matrix dotted with black schorl crystals. The piece is illustrated at p.8 of volume II of ‘Namibia Minerals and Localities’ by Ludi von Bezing, Rainer Bode & Steffen Jahn. It came out as part of the famous find in August 2009. Marshall Sussman acquired the piece on one of his trips to Namibia.


Photo by László Kupi

Product details

SpeciesAquamarineSchorl
SizeLarge Cabinet
Dimensions16.0 x 12.0 x 4.0 cm
Added on10/21/2025
LocalityNamibia, Erongo Region, Erongo Mountains
Current owner
DL
David Lucas
Member since 2025

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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.
Locality guide
Erongo Mountains
A collector's guide to Erongo Mountains, Namibia: its geology, mining history and notable minerals, illustrated with the 1326 specimens documented from this locality on EarthWonders.