Erongo Mountains
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The Erongo Mountains of Namibia are a premier modern gem-pegmatite and miarolitic-granite locality, famed for aquamarine, schorl, and the rare borate jeremejevite.
About Erongo Mountainsextended article
The Erongo Mountains of central Namibia are internationally renowned among collectors for the aesthetic quality of their pegmatite minerals — above all aquamarine, jet-black schorl tourmaline and rare jeremejevite.
Pegmatites of a volcanic complex
The granite-hosted pegmatites of the Erongo Volcanic Complex yield a wide variety of fine minerals. A series of discoveries from 1999 onward produced some of the best Namibian aquamarine, schorl and jeremejevite ever seen.
Signature minerals
Erongo is celebrated for blue aquamarine beryl (with yellow heliodor and colourless goshenite), black schorl, gem jeremejevite and aesthetic fluorite, often in striking combinations on white feldspar, together with quartz, cassiterite and goethite pseudomorphs after siderite.
Frequently asked questions
Where is Erongo Mountains?
Erongo Mountains is a mineral locality in Erongo, Namibia. It lies at approximately 21.6200°S, 15.6500°E. Elevation is about 1500 m.
What minerals are found at Erongo Mountains?
Signature minerals from Erongo Mountains include Aquamarine, Schorl, Jeremejevite, Fluorite, Quartz. The locality lies in Erongo, Namibia, and each mineral links to a full reference entry with formula, crystal system, and collector notes.
What is Erongo Mountains known for?
The Erongo Mountains of Namibia are a premier modern gem-pegmatite and miarolitic-granite locality, famed for aquamarine, schorl, and the rare borate jeremejevite.
