Descloizite
Berg Aukas Mine
Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
3.4 cm x 2.5 cm x 2.2 cm
Out of an old collection, come this beautiful specimen of this under appreciated mineral.
This Zn-Pb-V mine, is said to have produced the finest specimens of descloizite in the world,
which closed in 1978.
The crystals are shimmering silvery-brown, most with dendritic form.
These sharp, super lustrous, spear-point-shaped crystals are well terminated and have no apparent damage.
Although they look metallic, a good number have a translucent brown coloring,
can be found mostly at the crystal edges.
