Descloizite (Rob Smith Coll.)

Item Description

The famous Berg Aukas Mine of Namibia has produced the worlds finest descloizite specimens and this is an excellent and very rich specimen. This mounded, complete all-around, piece consists of dense, jackstraw, aggregate of lustrous brick-red to brown to matte-gray decloizite spearpoints. The largest spearpoint is 2.5 cm. The clusters look like floral arrangements. There are minimal broken crystals for such rich coverage. This fine piece is a highly representative example of the species and famous locality, which closed in 1978. Hefty for its size at 491 grams or over a pound. Rich lead, zince, vanadium ore here! Showy material from the Rob Smith Collection.