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Descloizite

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Ordinarily a very rare mineral species, a group of mines around the settlement of Grootfontein in Namibia have produced simply remarkable crystallized specimens of Descloizite, some like fantasy forms of bladed instruments. This pure miniature-sized sample of crystallized Descloizite from the famous Berg Aukas deposit has 'spear-shaped' and other bladed forms all with a cola-brown colour.

Product details

SpeciesDescloizite
SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions5.4 x 2.7 x 2.0 cm
Added on10/29/2025
LocalityNamibia, Otjozondjupa Region, Berg Aukas Mine

Known provenance

DateCollectorAcquisition price
07/2026Unknown Owner$400.00
—Crystal ClassicsNot 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.