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Descloizite

$300.00

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Arvada, Colorado, USA
1,814 for sale·31 sold
A sharp radiating cluster of lustrous descloizite from one of the best localities for the species. Minor associated dolomite and well terminated all around with occasional translucent tips. Ex. Mel Bersch

Product details

Species
DescloiziteAbout Descloizite →
SizeMiniature
Dimensions4.0 x 3.5 x 3.0 cm
Listed on12/20/2025
Locality
Namibia, Otjozondjupa Region, Berg Aukas MineRegional guide →
SKU25989

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Descloizite
Mineral guide
Learn about Descloizite
lead-zinc vanadate with lustrous rosettes, black-to-brown tones, and warm translucence; top localities Otavi, Namibia and Ojuela, Mexico.
Descloizite
Regional guide
Descloizite from Berg Aukas Mine, Namibia
Berg Aukas descloizite is one of the great “species-defining” classics: the locality by which serious collectors judge descloizite. The best pieces have a sculptural, almost architectural presence—dark brown to nearly black spear-point crystals, glossy blades, jackstraw bundles, radiating rosettes, and sharply terminated clusters that can look metallic under a show lamp yet glow warm reddish brown along thinner edges. Many specimens sit in pleasing contrast on pale calcite, dolomite, smithsonite, or willemite-bearing matrix, giving the dark vanadate crystals the visual authority of black lacquer against limestone.