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Descloizite

Unknown Owner
Bright lustrous crystal cluster of descloizite without matrix. Minor dolomite present on the backside. Very slight chipping present as seen in the video, this confined to one edge of the crystal.

Product details

Species
DescloiziteAbout Descloizite →
SizeMiniature
Dimensions4.0 x 3.3 x 0.5 cm
Added on02/06/2025
Locality
Namibia, Otjozondjupa Region, Berg Aukas MineRegional guide →

Known provenance

DateCollectorAcquisition price
02/2025Unknown Owner$100.00
—Weinrich MineralsNot disclosed

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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.