N2419 Quartz, Fluorite on Schorl Tourmaline
Erongo Mountain, Erongo Region, Namibia
6.6x 5.1x 4.2 cm
$365
A beautiful combination specimen that showcases what I like most about Erongo: combinations! This one has quartz inter grown with a tourmaline crystal that has a fibrous termination, with a bit of green fluorite perched on the side. Quite aesthetic, and very stereotypically Erongo. This was one of my favorites in the lot, and somewhat crisper than the usual broken junk from this mountain. It is estimated that thee about 500-700 people working on the mountain at any given time, some of their "holes" are quite productive, others can go months without finding anything. A lot of what gets found is, unfortunately garbage. It takes a lot of filtering to find something good enough to offer here.... I'm kind of digressing, but my point is just that this is better than most.
Some fibers will come off during shipment, I will do my best to minimize the extent of its haircut in transit. But be *very careful* with that termination-- not for the sake of the rock but for your fingers. Getting stuck with this hurts, and its hard to remove.
