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2. Tourmaline - Wikipedia

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   The early history of the mineral schorl shows that the name "schorl" was in use prior to 1400 because a village known today as Zschorlau (in Saxony, Germany) was then named "Schorl" (or minor variants of this name), and the village had a nearby tin mine where, in addition to cassiterite, black tourmaline was found.

3. File:Tourmaline-feldspar-quartz, Erongo Granite Namibia.jpg

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   Tourmaline-feldspar-quartz from the Cretaceous of Namibia. (~2.45 cm across at its widest) Black = schorl tourmaline Light-colored material - microcline feldspar and quartz This is a schorl tourmaline-rich sample from the Erongo Granite of Namibia. The Erongo Granite is a subvolcanic ring dike granite.

4. Elbaite - Wikipedia

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   Elbaite forms three series, with dravite, with fluor-liddicoatite, and with schorl. Due to these series, specimens with the ideal endmember formula are not found occurring naturally. As a gemstone , elbaite is a desirable member of the tourmaline group because of the variety and depth of its colours and quality of the crystals.

5. Mount Erongo - Wikipedia

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   Tourmaline-feldspar-quartz rock, Mt. Erongo. This is a schorl tourmaline-rich sample from the Erongo Granite. The Erongo Granite is a subvolcanic ring dike, above an old volcano. Mount Erongo (21º37'S 15º40'E) is a mountain of 2,350 metres northeast of Swakopmund in Erongo Region, Namibia.

6. Gemstones of Pakistan - Wikipedia

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   Tourmaline, aquamarine, garnets, diopside, ruby, pargasite, emerald, topaz, amethyst, scheelite, and quartz Image shows aquamarine with schorl from Braldu valley. [3] Khaplu, Ghanche District: Aquamarine, amethyst, and quartz Fine quality golden rutile quartz is found here. Image shows rare specimen of quartz with calcite and actinolite. [3]

7. 'It was crazy!' Blind, 20-year-old cat rescued from floating ...

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   Tiki, a 20-year-old blind cat from New England, was rescued by Good Samaritans after floating on a piece of ice on a Massachusetts lake and falling in on Dec. 16, 2024.