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Willemite from Namibia, Oshikoto Region, Tsumeb

Jared Draut
Jared Draut
Mesa, Arizona
0 for sale·Member since 2025

Isolated spheres of Willemite on a matrix of micro crystals of Willemite and associated minerals.

Product details

Species
WillemiteAbout Willemite →
SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions6.0 x 4.0 x 1.4 cm
Added on02/17/2026
Locality
Namibia, Oshikoto Region, TsumebRegional guide →
RepairsNone

Known provenance

DateCollectorAcquisition price
04/2025Jared DrautNot disclosed
I Acquired this Specimen from Dan Zellner of Dan Z Rockshop
—Alex NeufeldNot disclosed
—DanZ RockshopNot disclosed
—Khyber Mineral CompanyNot disclosed

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Willemite
Mineral guide
Learn about Willemite
fluorescent zinc silicate with UV glow; daylight colors range from colorless to pistachio, iconic from Franklin–Sterling Hill and Tsumeb.
Willemite
Regional guide
Willemite from Tsumeb, Namibia
Tsumeb willemite is the zinc silicate for collectors who usually think of willemite as a fluorescent-mineral classic from Franklin, New Jersey, and then discover that Tsumeb rewrote the aesthetic rules. Here, Zn2SiO4 appears not as massive ore but as glassy to sparkling crystal groups, botryoidal crusts, radiating sprays, delicate acicular “lawns,” and rare individual hexagonal prisms. The colors are equally un-Franklin-like: white, gray, yellow, green, blue-green, turquoise-blue, pale blue, reddish brown, and the much-loved champagne to honey tones. The best pieces have a crisp, jewel-like presence in daylight, often on white calcite or dolomite, with the color contrast that Tsumeb collectors prize.