Descloizite from Berg Aukas Mine, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia - image 1
Descloizite from Berg Aukas Mine, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia - image 2

Descloizite from Berg Aukas Mine, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia

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A neat combination specimen, the top of this matrix with sharp crystals of descloizite measuring to 1.2 cm in size, these coated by micro crystalline smithsonite. This is in terrific condition. The specimen comes with a previous collection label as shown at the end of the video.

Product details

SpeciesDescloiziteSmithsonite
SizeCabinet
Dimensions11.0 x 4.5 x 2.5 cm
Added on10/25/2024
LocalityNamibia, Otjozondjupa Region, Berg Aukas Mine
Current owner
Unknown Owner
Acquired
May 2026
Price paid
$500.00
Previous owners
DateCollectorAcquisition price
—Weinrich MineralsNot disclosed

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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.
Locality guide
Berg Aukas Mine
Berg Aukas Mine, Namibia - a premier Otavi Mountainland locality famed for dark descloizite crystals, vanadates, and rich smithsonite, prized by collectors.