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Descloizite

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Any mention of the rare lead zinc vanadate hydroxide mineral, Descloizite, usually involves the famous deposit at Berg Aukas, which operated from 1913 until 1978. This pure crystalline aggregate of large curved bladed Descloizite crystals has a very sculptural feel to it, or perhaps organic, but is not without damage, with some of the tips of crystals broken off. Individual crystals reach 1 cm in length, but as they form stacked aggregates, like scales extending outwards, they give the impression of being much larger. An absolute classic from Namibia, full of character, and rich for a species so rare on the world scale.

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Species
DescloiziteAbout Descloizite →
SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions8.0 x 4.7 x 4.5 cm
Listed on04/30/2025
Locality
Namibia, Otjozondjupa Region, Berg Aukas MineRegional guide →
SKUCC45342

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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.