All Specimens with Descloizite

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4JD24 - Descloizite - $ 125 SOLD
Berg Aukas, Grootfontein, Namibia
miniature, 3.3 x 3 x 2.5 cm

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A really showy rosette of radiating crystals, showing classic form and habit for the mineral from this now-defunct locality!



4MB34 - CUPRIAN DESCLOIZITE - $ 75 SOLD
GROOTFONTEIN, SOUTH - WEST AFRICA
thumbnail, 3.3 X 2.4 X 1.6 cm

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CUPRIAN DESCLOIZITE - GROOTFONTEIN, SOUTH - WEST AFRICA
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CUPRIAN DESCLOIZITE - GROOTFONTEIN, SOUTH - WEST AFRICA

A cluster of modified crystals in an interesting radiating habit. Unusual piece with fair to good luster from an important locality. Why he put the number on the front, I do not know...



J12-486 - Wulfenite with Descloizite - $ 27500 SOLD
Ahumada Mine, Los Lamentos, Mun. de Ahumada, Chihuahua, Mexico
cabinet, 11.5 x 7.8 x 6.0 cm

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Wulfenite with Descloizite - Ahumada Mine, Los Lamentos, Mun. de Ahumada, Chihuahua, Mexico
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Wulfenite with Descloizite - Ahumada Mine, Los Lamentos, Mun. de Ahumada, Chihuahua, Mexico
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Wulfenite with Descloizite - Ahumada Mine, Los Lamentos, Mun. de Ahumada, Chihuahua, Mexico
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Wulfenite with Descloizite - Ahumada Mine, Los Lamentos, Mun. de Ahumada, Chihuahua, Mexico

This is a very showy, large plate of wulfenites from this classic locale which stands out in several regards: The crystals (to 1.5 cm edge or 2 cm across) are super sharp and unusually well-isolated on the matrix; they show the best-quality "sandwich style" of coloration which is really hard to find in such specimens; the condition is just impeccable whereas normally such large plates are pretty bunged up; the lusre is a rich and waxy style, not dimmed by overcleaning or acid; the matrix is unusually well-covered and evenly colored; the matrix is sparkly whereas most is dull or matte; and last but not least, the piece is 3-dimensional with humps and waves, instead of the usual flat plate. This is simply an exceptional piece for the size and condition. Formerly in the Stuart Wilensky collection into the 1990s. Recently sold out of a major, private east coast collection where it has been for many years. Joe Budd photos.



JWHITE-63 - Descloizite - Cuprian - $ 40 SOLD
Globe, Arizona, USA
small cabinet, 6.0 x 3.8 x 3.4 cm
ex.  John White

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Descloizite - Cuprian - Globe, Arizona, USA
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Descloizite - Cuprian - Globe, Arizona, USA
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Descloizite - Cuprian - Globe, Arizona, USA
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Descloizite - Cuprian - Globe, Arizona, USA

I bought this for the unusual locality. Cuprian descloizite occurs here as a rich greenish druse atop the host matrix.



LTH-36 - Descloizite - $ 900
Berg Aukus, Grootfontein District, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
miniature, 3.6 x 3.1 x .9 cm
ex.  Martin Lewadny

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Descloizite - Berg Aukus, Grootfontein District, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
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Descloizite - Berg Aukus, Grootfontein District, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
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Descloizite - Berg Aukus, Grootfontein District, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia

A superb miniature with excellent spear-point bladed crystals of Descloizite from what is unarguably the best locality for the species in the world. This specimen of sharp gemmy crystals, grown en echelon, has excellent lustre and some very showy color at the terminations! It is, in my opinion, just a tremendous specimen for a species which is usually dismissed as dull and earthy. Anything but, it is one of the best Descloizites I have ever seen (and with one of the larger xls of species for height). Ex. Gene Meieran collection to me, to Marty in the late 1990s.



MD-118837 - Descloizite - - Archived
Berg Aukas (Berg Aukus), Grootfontein District, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
small cabinet, 7.9 x 4.8 x 4.5 cm.

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Descloizite - Berg Aukas (Berg Aukus), Grootfontein District, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia

7.9 x 4.8 x 4.5 cm. An UNCOMMON and VERY FINE Berg Aukas descloizite specimen. This STRIKING, very sturdy piece has descloizite in TWO forms and colors on the front: half is lustrous pagoda-like books of black prisms with chisel terminations and the other half is arrowhead-shaped, lustrous, flattened rust-brown crystals. The sturdy, UNUSUAL, caste matrix has a small cluster of rust-red descloizite crystals on the back. Definitely old material.



MD-119351 - Descloizite, Vanadinite, Dolomite - - Archived
Abenab Mine, Grootfontein, Grootfontein District, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
miniature, 3.6 x 3.0 x 1.7 cm.

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Descloizite, Vanadinite, Dolomite - Abenab Mine, Grootfontein, Grootfontein District, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia

3.6 x 3.0 x 1.7 cm. A really neat and unusual pseudomorph from the famous Abenab Mine of Namibia of nicely elongated and situated olive-green descloizite pseudomorphs after vanadinite crystals. The pseudos are preferentially draped with sparkly, light gray dolomite rhombs, which are also richly sprinkled on the matrix. A very showy and excellent pseudo from a long-closed mine.



MD-120557 - Descloizite - - Archived
Berg Aukas (Berg Aukus), Grootfontein District, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
small cabinet, 6.1 x 4.7 x 2.9 cm.

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Descloizite - Berg Aukas (Berg Aukus), Grootfontein District, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia

6.1 x 4.7 x 2.9 cm. A striking specimen from the TOP worldwide locality for descloizites, Berg Aukus. They can take on a variety of forms from here. This one features large, sharp blades in fanned books. The color is a dark brownish-grey with attachments of a lighter-colored iron-rich mineral.



MD-121692 - Descloizite - - Archived
Berg Aukas (Berg Aukus), Grootfontein District, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
miniature, 3.4 x 3.2 x 2.6 cm.

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Descloizite - Berg Aukas (Berg Aukus), Grootfontein District, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia

3.4 x 3.2 x 2.6 cm. One of the more beautiful miniatures I have seen of descloizite from the prime worldwide locality for this mineral, Berg Aukus. In person, the bladed crystals are less grayish and more of a rich brown color. They have a beautiful glimmer to them, are large, razor-sharp and pristine. The trimming was beautifully done, so that you have just a bit of matrix underneath supporting the cluster, with no damage - so it looks great from all sides.



MD-122835 - Descloizite - - Archived
Berg Aukas (Berg Aukus), Grootfontein District, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
cabinet, 9.9 x 5.6 x 4.6 cm.

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Descloizite - Berg Aukas (Berg Aukus), Grootfontein District, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
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Descloizite - Berg Aukas (Berg Aukus), Grootfontein District, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia

9.9 x 5.6 x 4.6 cm. A large, sensationally attractive descloizite specimen from the locality known for having turned out the best ones in the world. This specimen shows you why. The large gunmetal crystals branch and flower upwards in a rich profusion. In fact, the cluster on this specimen grows up and off the small amount of matrix, and is complete all around, like a bush of crystals! Only a few dinged crystals in this whole cluster. Old material from the 1960s-1980s.



MD-133852 - Descloizite - - Archived
Berg Aukas (Berg Aukus), Grootfontein District, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
miniature, 4.9 x 3.3 x 3.1 cm.

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Descloizite - Berg Aukas (Berg Aukus), Grootfontein District, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
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Descloizite - Berg Aukas (Berg Aukus), Grootfontein District, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia

4.9 x 3.3 x 3.1 cm. Berg Aukus turned out the undisputable best descloizite specimens worldwide. Here is a good example, showing large, fanned, chocolate brown crystals rising to 2 cm above the matrix. Very aesthetic, for a mineral that can sometimes be downright unattractive!



MD-137358 - Descloizite - - Archived
Berg Aukas (Berg Aukus), Grootfontein District, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
small cabinet, 7.8 x 5.5 x 3.1 cm.

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Descloizite - Berg Aukas (Berg Aukus), Grootfontein District, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia

7.8 x 5.5 x 3.1 cm. Berg Aukus turned out the best descloizites in the world, as exemplified by this fine specimen. The crystals are not only very sharp and well-defined, but LARGE - to 2 cm across! They have a deep chocolate brown color. Descloizites can be really lumpy and amorphous, but this one has very fine crystals indeed.



MD-140483 - Descloizite, Calcite - - Archived
Berg Aukas (Berg Aukus), Grootfontein District, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
miniature, 4.2 x 2.9 x 2.5 cm.

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Descloizite, Calcite - Berg Aukas (Berg Aukus), Grootfontein District, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia

4.2 x 2.9 x 2.5 cm. An intriquing and showy specimen from Berg Aukas, Namibia of lustrous, rust-brown, spearpoint-shaped blades of descloizite with serrated edges having preferential overgrowths of contrasting, yellow calcite. This is a really neat looking combination piece, from the mine that produced the world’s best descloizite. Have not seen another like it from this classic locality , producing mainly in the 1960s and 1970s. Ex. Brent Lockhart Collection.



MD-142341 - Descloizite - - Archived
Berg Aukas (Berg Aukus), Grootfontein District, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
small cabinet, 6.5 x 5.8 x 4.8 cm.

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Descloizite - Berg Aukas (Berg Aukus), Grootfontein District, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia

6.5 x 5.8 x 4.8 cm. Berg Aukas is the premier worldwide locality for descloizite, and this specimen amply shows why. Here, you have two generations of crystals - QUITE unusual, and adding a lot of aesthetics to this piece. You have the first generation of VERY large, sharp, elongated crystals (to over 2.5 cm), and on and around them, a later generation of very sparkly little crystals that lights up the whole piece. Descloizites can rarely be described as "sparkly", so this is quite a desirable piece, despite a couple of contacted edges.



MD-145035 - Descloizite - - Archived
Berg Aukas (Berg Aukus), Grootfontein District, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
small cabinet, 6 x 4.2 x 3 cm.

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Descloizite - Berg Aukas (Berg Aukus), Grootfontein District, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
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Descloizite - Berg Aukas (Berg Aukus), Grootfontein District, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia

6 x 4.2 x 3 cm. Descloizites from Berg Aukas are generally recognized as the best in the world. While descloizite can be a pretty ugly mineral, the ones from here can actually be really aesthetic in addition to being the best representatives of the species - as this one out of the collection of Ed David is. It has beautifully sharp and well-formed crystals to 1.5 cm, and a fine flashing luster that is uncommon (they can be really dull).



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