Smoky quartz cluster with black tourmaline and hyalite Peridotite Preferred temperature 65–80°F

Preferred temperature 65–80°F

Some of the nodules are hollow and crystal-lined inside similar to a geode

I suspect it could be epidote but admit even with magnification my eyes aren’t good enough to tell—email me if you know about this material

Under closer inspection the variety displays good color zoning

forming six symmetric small pointed pie-wedges (you may be able to tell

Smoky quartz cluster with black tourmaline and hyalite Peridotite Preferred temperature 65–80°FLocale: 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