Smoky quartz cluster with black tourmaline and hyalite Peridotite which was hidden beneath a

which was hidden beneath a layer of low-quality calcite

Under closer inspection the variety displays good color zoning

geometric impressions left behind by other crystals

Part of the crust was dislodged but set back in place well

Smoky quartz cluster with black tourmaline and hyalite Peridotite which was hidden beneath aLocale: Erongo Mountain, Namibia Approx dimensions: 4. 5 x 3. 5 x 3" Approx weight: 488g ** Loose piece on underside The top of this specimen is a smoky quartz cluster, perched on an aggregate of black tourmaline and irregular shards of smoky quartz, coated in hyalite. The largest smoky quartz crystal in this cluster is 3" with lighter color, good clarity, and a faint phantom. The black tourmaline (schorl) is mostly poorly developed, but there is one