1.6" Black Tourmaline (Schorl) Crystal - Namibia

This is a beautiful black tourmaline (schorl) crystal from the Erongo Mountains in Namibia. It has beautiful, non-metallic luster and a partial termination that's coated in an aggregation of druzy quartz.

Tourmaline is a crystalline boron silicate mineral compounded with elements such as aluminium, iron, magnesium, sodium, lithium, or potassium. Schorl, or black tourmaline, is the most common form of tourmaline, and has been used for everything from jewelry to piezoelectric guitar pickups.