Provenite

Klein Spitzkoppe

Natural outcropDraft data

21.8256° S, 15.1951° E · ± 10 km

Aquamarine from Erongo Region, Namibia, with photos of specimens from this locality.

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Minerals found here

Aquamarine

Aquamarine at Klein Spitzkoppe

Aquamarine crystal 3.7 cm long from the Klein Spitzkoppe granite, Erongo Region, Namibia.
Aquamarine crystal 3.7 cm long from the Klein Spitzkoppe granite, Erongo Region, Namibia.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Formula
Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈
Morphology
Prismatic crystal
Typical size
About 3.7 cm
Availability
Unknown

Sources: SRC-784

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Geology of the locality

Setting
Granite inselbergs more than 120 million years old
Host rock
Granite
Region
Erongo Region
Country
Namibia

Coordinate is the main Spitzkoppe peak from Wikipedia; Klein Spitzkoppe lies nearby, so the point is approximate.

Sources: SRC-783

Sources

  1. SRC-783 · Website
    SpitzkoppeWikipedia contributors · Wikipedia
  2. SRC-784 · Website
    File:Beryl-131573.jpgRobert M. Lavinsky · Wikimedia Commons

Draft data from the Provenite workbook. Check entries against the cited sources before relying on them. Photos are open-licence images from Wikimedia Commons; the author and licence are given with each photo.