Schorl, Quartz
Mica King South pegmatite, Yinnietharra, Upper Gascoyne Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Sold in the early 1970's as schorl. Around the shafts are 'rejects', looking like lumps of black coal. I wasn't certain whether to post this photograph, but throught it useful to show what most of the material at the site looks like. For every specimen, there is loads of material that never makes it. There has been some arguments over the years ...