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Descloizite

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This is a very sculptural Descloizite specimen dominated by a divergent spray of relatively large and thick, spearpoint-shaped crystals from the classic Berg Aukas Mine in Namibia, the best locality in the world for the species! The piece consists of numerous, super lustrous, elongated, bronze-red, fan-like aggregates of Descloizite to nearly 2 cm in size. These sharp, super lustrous, crystals are well terminated and one has only a slight ding on an edge and are of exceptional quality. There are at least a dozen showy crystals that make up this cluster. Most Descloizite pieces we see are dark colored maybe with a hint of red with moderate luster, but this one is richly colored and bright; its form is both exquisite and artistic! The backside shows the preferential deposition of a dull, brick-red Goethite coating. Old early material, probably 1960s.

Product details

SpeciesDescloizite
SizeMiniature
Dimensions3.7 x 2.5 x 2.2 cm
Listed on02/02/2026
LocalityNamibia, Otjozondjupa Region, Berg Aukas Mine
SKUBACTN-04

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Descloizite
Mineral guide
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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.