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Description: Fluorite, Foitite, Schorl

Locality: Erongo Mountain, Usakos and Omaruru Districts, Erongo Region, Namibia (Locality at mindat.org) Size: small cabinet, 6.5 x 5.8 x 3.7 cm Schorl, Foitite, Fluorite on Feldspar

A strange combination specimen featuring a single stark green fluorite isolated on top of schorl crystals. This in itself is unusual. The larger crystals are schorl, and I am told (though havent analysed), that the smaller tourmaline crystals , almost needlelike, are the related tourmaline species foitite
Author: Robert M. Lavinsky
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