N2403 Fluorite, Muscovite on Schorl Tourmaline
Erongo Mountain, Erongo Region, Namibia
13.0x 5.0x 4.5 cm
$880
My favorite thing about Erongo specimens are the odd, beautiful combinations. The pegmatites here are nowhere near as expansive as the ones from Pakistan, Afghanistan, Brazil or Southern California, yet the specimens from those locations generally seem more monotonous-- single crystals, the standard matrix specie/focus specie combination. But on Erongo, for whatever reason, there happen to be many more interestingly playful combinations-- subsequent generations of different species, one on top of the other. This is a prime example.
The main body of the specimen is a large schorl crystal-- note that the form of this schorl from Erongo proper is different than the more stocky, lustrous ones from neighboring Rondeclip. Over this are subsequent generations of muscovite, and green fluorite.
Some of the fibrous schorl on top will break during transit, I got it here form Namibia but there will always be some loss. A word of caution though: DO NOT TOUCH IT. It hurts like hell. I still have a schorl needle embedded in my thumb, it bothered me for 5 days during which I thought I had succeeded in pulling it out, only to see it beneath the surface of my skin once it had healed over.
With that said, it's still a really good specimen.
