VTs-067
Willemite - $600 (SOLD)

Tsumeb gets a lot of attention for its Willemite specimens, and while the pieces for Berg Aukus are not as significant, they still hold their own on a worldwide level. This piece is an unusually rich Willemite specimen that is comprised of thousands of GEM/gemmy, sharp, highly lustrous, doubly-terminated, hexagonal prisms with a light brownish-pink color underneath on matrix. The piece is crystallized on both sides and displays very well with virtually do damage. A very attractive Willemite from this classic Namibian locality.

Locality: Berg Aukus, Grootfontein District, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia

Specimen Size: 7.6 x 5.7 x 2.6 cm.
Ex – Rob Smith Collection

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VTs-071
Descloizite - $150

Berg Aukus is world-renown for its extraordinary Descloizite specimens. These pieces are the standard of excellence for this zinc analogue of Mottramite. This small cabinet specimen hosts dozens of layered semi-spherical aggregates of highly lustrous, razor-sharp, chocolate brown Descloizite crystals on matrix. A nice illustrative, undamaged specimen of this classic material for a great price.

Locality: Berg Aukus, Grootfontein District, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia

Specimen Size: 6.5 x 5.3 x 3.2 cm.
Ex – Rob Smith Collection

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VTs-074
Descloizite - $950

Berg Aukus is world-renown for its extraordinary Descloizite specimens. These pieces have set the standard of excellence for this zinc analogue of Mottramite. It is because of Berg Aukus that we know how good Descloizite can actually get. It has been difficult in my experience to find a Descloizite specimen of this size that’s actually in good shape with great aesthetics and crystal quality. This large cabinet size piece is covered with hundreds of tabular, sharp, highly lustrous, gemmy amber brown color, layered crystal groups in rosette-like formations on matrix. There is some wear on a few of the crystals, hence the more reasonable price, but it is still a notable specimen for its sheer size and crystal quality.

Locality: Berg Aukus, Grootfontein District, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia

Specimen Size: 6.5 x 5.3 x 3.2 cm.
Ex – Rob Smith Collection

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VTs-088
Smithsonite on Descloizite - $200 (SOLD)

The two big species from Berg Aukus are Smithsonite and Descloizite. This small cabinet size specimen consists of sharp, gemmy colorless Smithsonite crystals which are associated with reddish-brown colored Descloizite on matrix. You don’t see many of these around anymore, so don’t miss out on this very attractive display piece of this classic material.

Locality: Berg Aukus, Grootfontein District, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia

Specimen Size: 6.0 x 5.1 x 2.6 cm.

Largest Smithsonite Rhomb: 5.0 mm.
Ex – Rob Smith Collection

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VTs-080
Smithsonite - $1500

Smithsonite is one of the heavy hitters from Berg Aukus. These specimens are not always as colorful as their Tsumeb counterparts, but when they get good, they’re great. This specimen features some remarkably large Smithsonites crystals for this mine. These compressed rhombohedra have a silky pearly luster, with appealing stepped faces and fine translucency. The crystals are smartly sitting atop a small amount of matrix, but its just enough to create a great display specimen. A little bit of edge wear is the only thing keeping this from being an exemplary Berg Aukus Smithsonite, but make no mistake, it is still very good in its own right.

Locality: Berg Aukus, Grootfontein District, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia

Specimen Size: 8.2 x 6.1 x 4.6 cm.

Largest Smithsonite Rhomb: 4.2 cm. across
Ex – Rob Smith Collection

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VTs-056
Smithsonite - $450 (SOLD)

A very attractive Smithsonite miniature featuring a gorgeous smoky color scalenohedron with excellent gemminess and sharp stepped faces sitting on acicular red crystals of Willemite or Aragonite on matrix. The overall quality and aesthetics of this piece make it one of more flashy and eye-catching Smithsonites from Berg Aukas that I have handled. I especially like the fact that the piece almost looks like a different specimen from different angles.

Locality: Berg Aukus, Grootfontein District, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia

Specimen Size: 4.0 x 2.9 x 2.8 cm.

Largest Crystal: 2.8 cm. long
Ex – Rob Smith Collection

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VTs-061
Smithsonite - $1500 (SOLD)

This is an exceptionally fine quality Smithsonite from Berg Aukus featuring beautiful, razor sharp, translucent, colorless stacked or built-up scalenohedra (somewhat resembling little pineapples) sitting atop wonderfully contrasting reddish color Descloizite matrix. The color of the Descloizite is as lively as any I’ve seen from this locality, although most of the crystals are broken. The piece remains as a testament to how impressive Smithsonite from Berg Aukus can be. If it were not for the Descloizite on this specimen, I would have sworn this was a Tsumeb Smithsonite, and a very good one at that !

Locality: Berg Aukus, Grootfontein District, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia

Specimen Size: 11.0 x 9.2 x 6.6 cm.

Largest Smithsonite: 1.2 cm. long
Ex – Rob Smith Collection

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VTs-003
Smithsonite - $900

This is a Smithsonite that is not quite like any I have seen from Berg Aukus. The specimen is comprised of dozens of fairly good sized, whitish colored, pearly, stacked rhombohedra forming some partial “rosettes” on a slab of matrix. The piece was not terribly easy to photograph, but take my word for it when I say it is a very good Smithsonite from this nearby neighbor of the Tsumeb mine.

Locality: Berg Aukus, Grootfontein District, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia

Specimen Size: 13.0 x 8.1 x 7.8 cm.

Largest Smithsonite: 3.4 cm. long
Ex – Rob Smith Collection

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VTs-030
Smithsonite - $1800 (SOLD)

An exemplary and very attractive Berg Aukus Smithsonite showing outstanding golden-brown color (darker than the photos show) and an eye-catching, stacked scalenohedral form. The crystals are sitting on matrix and are very gemmy, probably clean enough to cut some impressive gems. It is a superb display specimen of this classic material from this Tsumeb neighbor.

Locality: Berg Aukus, Grootfontein District, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia