Smoky Quartz and Schorl with Hyalite Opal – NER 072

Smoky quartz crystals with schorl, mica, feldspar, and hyalite opal

Measurements:  120 x 95 x 50 mm 

Description:  A group of smoky quartz crystals with schorl, mica, feldspar, and hyalite opal. 

The hyalite opal's colour is extremely intense, so much so that we wondered if it was perhaps another rare specie. The quartz has some schorl inclusions. 

The only notable damage is to some schorl crystals.

Weight of Specimen:  604 g

Chemical Composition:  SiO (quartz)   
                                      NaFe2+3Al6Si6O18(BO3)3(OH)4  (schorl)
                                       SiO2•1.5(H2O)  (opal)
                                       KAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH,F)2  (muscovite)                                                        KAlSi3O8  (feldspar) 

        
Hardness on Mohs Scale: 
 (quartz)  7      
                                          (schorl
)  7.5            
                                           (opal)  
5.5-6 
                                           (muscovite)  2-2.5
                                           (feldspar)  6 - 6.5
                                          

Location:
 Erongo Mountains, Erongo Region, Namibia.

Specimen Code:  NER 072 

US $ 280

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