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Descloizite

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This is a very sculptural Descloizite specimen dominated by divergent sprays of relatively large, almost arborescent Descloizite crystals from the classic Berg Aukas Mine in Namibia, the best locality in the world for the species! The piece consists of numerous, elongated, bronze-red, shiny, almost lamellar, fan-like aggregates of Descloizite to over 3 cm in size. These sharp, super lustrous, spearpoint-shaped crystals, along with all of their smaller component crystals are well terminated and have no damage, and are of exceptional quality. There must be half a dozen elongate crystals on this piece that essentially diverge from one area at the base where it was attached to matrix. Most Descloizite pieces we see are dark colored maybe with a hint of red, but this one is richly colored and its form is both exquisite and artistic! Ex. Matt McGill and Brian and Lorraine Hales collections.

Product details

SpeciesDescloizite
SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions8.4 x 6.5 x 3.5 cm
Listed on12/02/2024
LocalityNamibia, Otjozondjupa Region, Berg Aukas Mine
SKUV21-1130

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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.