Museum Collection This specimen is part of the museum collection catalog. Not for Sale.
Beryl var. Aquamarine/Schorl/Feldspar
Erongo, Namibia
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Classification |
Mineral |
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Combination
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Origin Location |
Erongo, Namibia |
Description |
A funky golf ball sized cluster of lustrous ice blue aquamarine and black schorl on a rough, textural mass of beige feldspar. |
Luster |
Vitreous |
Luster (Groundmass) |
Not noted, see photo. |
Optical Phenomena |
Not noted, see photo. |
Mineral Group / Note |
Beryllium Aluminum Cyclosilicate |
Handling |
No special handling is required. |
Modifications |
No modifications. |
Size Group |
Small Cabinet |
Weight |
Not weighed precisely yet, please inquire. |
Dimensions |
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Quantity |
1 Specimen |
Mineral List |
Schorl: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) sodium tricosiron hexaluminum hexasilicon octadecoxygen boron oxygen oxygen trihydrogen hydroxide *
Beryl: Be3Al2Si6O18 triberyllium dialuminum hexasilicon octadecoxygen *
* Formula chemical names are auto-generated - may be incorrect on complex formulas.
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Specimen Analysis |
Color Table
Colors found in this specimen image are shown below. Higher number indicates greater concentration of that color.
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Similarly Colored Minerals:
Minerals with similar color profiles are shown below.
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Dolomite ps. after Aragonite Fluorite / Quartz / Schorl / Mica Fluorite Microcline var. Amazonite w/ Smoky Quartz Beryl var. Aquamarine / Quartz Ankerite / Chalcopyrite |
Elements in this Specimen:
Elements that are part of the official chemical structure of the minerals occurring in this specimen are indicated below.
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Element List:
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Minerals with Similar Chemistry:
Minerals that are similar in terms of their chemical makeup are shown below.
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This Mineral Formula Similar Mineral Formula
Na Fe Al Si O B H Na Fe Al Si O B H
Na Fe Al Si O B H Na Fe Mg Al B O Si H
Na Fe Al Si O B H Na Fe Al Si O B H F
Na Fe Al Si O B H Na Fe Al Mg Si O B H
Na Fe Al Si O B H Na Li Al B O Si H
Na Fe Al Si O B H Na Mg Fe Si Al O H
Na Fe Al Si O B H Na Fe Al Si O H
Na Fe Al Si O B H Na Ca Fe Al Si O H
Na Fe Al Si O B H Na Ca Fe Al Si O H
Na Fe Al Si O B H Na Fe Al Si O H
Na Fe Al Si O B H Na Fe Al Si O B F
Na Fe Al Si O B H Fe Al Si O B H
Na Fe Al Si O B H Na Al Si O B H
Na Fe Al Si O B H Na Ca Fe Al Si O H
Na Fe Al Si O B H Na Ca Fe Al Si O H
Na Fe Al Si O B H Na Ca Fe Si Al O H
Na Fe Al Si O B H Na Al Mg Si O B H
Na Fe Al Si O B H Na Fe Al Si O H
Na Fe Al Si O B H Na Mn Al Si O B H
Na Fe Al Si O B H Na Ca Fe Al Si O H
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Structural Group(s):
Fleischers Group(s): tourmaline beryl
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