Black tourmaline in albite matrix with hyalite and minor fluorite Sandstone Just be aware sandstone is

Just be aware sandstone is a porous rock that will soak up water over time if used in wetter terrariums

I recommend cork coasters under messy minerals as an inexpensive way to protect surfaces

The spheres are fine on this specimen

An especially odd structure near the center of the specimen appears like a hollowed out quartz tip filled to the rim with red druzy

Black tourmaline in albite matrix with hyalite and minor fluorite Sandstone Just be aware sandstone isLocale: Erongo Mountain, Namibia Approx dimensions: 5 x 3. 25 x 3" Approx weight: 603g This is a great "hodgepodge" specimen, featuring a large cluster of botryoidal hyalite on a Dalmatian spotty matrix of white albite, black tourmaline, and smoky quartz. The crystals of black tourmaline, known as schorl, are well formed and many have the 'Mercedes' termination characteristic of the Erongo region. A few small cubic fluorite crystals also spot the