Black tourmaline in albite matrix with hyalite and minor fluorite Hematite like a pair of bongo

like a pair of bongo drums (or half-melted soft-serve)

Panda isopods are on the shy side and like to burrow

These twinned cubic crystals come via UK Mining Ventures

Some areas on this piece phosphoresces briefly

Black tourmaline in albite matrix with hyalite and minor fluorite Hematite like a pair of bongoLocale: Erongo Mountain, Namibia Approx dimensions: 5 x 3. 25 x 3" Approx weight: 603g This is a great "hodgepodge" specimen, featuring a large cluster of botryoidal hyalite on a Dalmatian spotty matrix of white albite, black tourmaline, and smoky quartz. The crystals of black tourmaline, known as schorl, are well formed and many have the 'Mercedes' termination characteristic of the Erongo region. A few small cubic fluorite crystals also spot the