Schorl
Ferndale pegmatite, Balingup, Donnybrook-Balingup Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Not complete crystals but naturally degraded, and some incomplete, which is how schorl is found at the location. Collected through a Western Australia Mineral Club excursion in the 1970's. Schorl is rare at the Ferndale pegmatite, and usually up to 1cm, while the schorl in this specimen is far larger. Not pictured are some tiny ...