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1.95" Smoky Quartz, Schorl & Feldspar, Erongo Mountains
Here is an awesome little matrix of smoky quartz, schorl, and feldspar from the Erongo Mountains, Namibia.
Silicon Dioxide, also know as SiO2 or Quartz, is the second most abundant mineral in the Earth's crust. Quartz crystals generally grow in silica-rich, hot watery solutions called hydrothermal environments, at temperatures between 100°C and 450°C, and usually under very high pressure. Quartz veins are formed when open fissures are filled with hot water during the closing stages of mountains forming, and can be hundreds of millions of years old.
The color of smoky quartz results from free silicon, formed from the silicon dioxide by natural irradiation.
Silicon Dioxide, also know as SiO2 or Quartz, is the second most abundant mineral in the Earth's crust. Quartz crystals generally grow in silica-rich, hot watery solutions called hydrothermal environments, at temperatures between 100°C and 450°C, and usually under very high pressure. Quartz veins are formed when open fissures are filled with hot water during the closing stages of mountains forming, and can be hundreds of millions of years old.
The color of smoky quartz results from free silicon, formed from the silicon dioxide by natural irradiation.
Tourmaline is a crystalline boron silicate mineral compounded with elements such as aluminium, iron, magnesium, sodium, lithium, or potassium. Schorl, or black tourmaline, is its most common form, and has been used for everything from jewelry to piezoelectric guitar pickups.
Feldspars are a group of rock-forming tectosilicate minerals. They are the most common minerals on Earth, making up nearly 60% of the crust.
SPECIES
Smoky Quartz, Schorl & Feldspar
LOCATION
Erongo Mountains, Namibia
SIZE
1.95x1.55x1.47" matrix
CATEGORY
ITEM
#31867
