Namibia

Namibia
Smoky quartz cluster from Erongo Mountains, Namibia, well-formed crystal points

Namibia is one of the world's premier mineral countries — home of Tsumeb, the Erongo, and a wealth of gem and rare-mineral localities.

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What it is known for

Namibia hosts the legendary Tsumeb mine (azurite, dioptase, mimetite, and scores of rare species), the Erongo gem pegmatites (aquamarine, jeremejevite, schorl), and fine tourmaline, fluorite, and dioptase from many other deposits.

What collectors look for

Tsumeb's secondary minerals and Erongo's gem aquamarine and jeremejevite are the country's most celebrated specimens.

References & databases

Mindat.org is the world’s largest open mineralogy database.

Specimens from Namibia

17 specimens