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Descloizite null

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An intriguing formation of Descloizite from Berg Aukas, Namibia, where relatively few specimens were found displaying this unusual crystal habit. The Descloizite forms a dendritic intergrown network of tapering prismatic crystals measuring to 2.5 cm tall, each terminated by a flat pinacoid. The Descloizite has a rich brown colour overladen by coatings of pastel tan, grey, grey-green and ochre-yellow.

Origin: Berg Aukas, Grootfontein District, Otjozondjupa, Namibia

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Species
DescloiziteAbout Descloizite →
SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions4.4 x 5.9 x 2.7 cm
Listed on10/24/2024
Locality
Namibia, Otjozondjupa Region, Berg Aukas MineRegional guide →
SKUCC4786

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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.