Schorl

 
  
 
  
Schorl (tourmaline) with albite
Origin: Shingus, Gilgit district, Pakistan
Sample size: top 3 x 3 x 3.5 cm, middle 4 x 3.5 x 3.5 cm, crystal to 4 cm, bottom 4 x 3 x 3 cm, crystal to 4 cm
 
    
Origin: Dorothy Clay Pit, Whitemoor, Cornwall, England
Sample size: 4.5 x 5.5 x 3 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Tom Loomis

Dakota Matrix Minerals

 

Schorl and quartz
Origin: Fano mine, Cahuilla Mt., Riverside Co., California, U.S.A.
Owner: Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
Sample size: crystal about 10 cm
 
Schorl with muscovite
Origin: Thompson Peak, Plumas Co., California, U.S.A.
Owner: Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
Sample size: about 15 cm high
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Anthony Kampf, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

Photo-Atlas of Minerals

 

  
Origin: Erongo Massif, Omaruru District, Namibia
Sample size: 6 x 6 x 4.5 cm
 
  
Origin: Erongo Mtns., Namibia
Sample size: 5.6 x 5.1 x 4 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Rob Lavinsky

The Arkenstone

 

  
Origin: Minas Gerais, Brazil
Sample size: 3.5 x 3 x 4 cm
 
  
Origin: Sceptre Claims, Emerald Lake, Yukon Territory, Canada
Sample size: 8 x 5.5 x 13 cm
 
  
Origin: Sonora, Mexico
Sample size: 5.5 x 3.5 x 11 cm
 
  
Origin: Cerro de Chavito, Santa Cruz, Mun. de Santa Cruz, Sonora, Mexico
Sample size: 9 x 7 x 2.5 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Dan Weinrich

Dealer in fine mineral specimens

 

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