NA Gemstones found here: Namibia
7 deposits listed · 7 species catalogued
Known origins & mines
Klein Spitzkoppe Topaz · topaz
Namib Desert granite inselberg producing superb sherry, sky-blue and colorless topaz crystals continuously since the 1890s — among…
Otjua Mandarin Mines · spessartine
The 1991 Otjua find near Spitzkoppe defined "mandarin garnet" — pure orange Mn-rich spessartine from pegmatite pockets that reset …
Erongo Granite Massif · aquamarine
The Erongo breccia pipes combine aquamarine, blue-topaz, fluorite and jeremejevite in one famous complex — Martin Lock's 2007 jere…
Green Dragon Mine Namibia · demantoid
Discovered 1996 near Tubusis, Green Dragon revives gem demantoid with vivid grass-green stones and classic horsetails — today's pr…
Erongo Chalcedony Veins · chalcedony
Namibian breccia pipes also grow soft blue chalcedony nodules alongside their famous aquamarine — gentle glow material prized for …
Okorusu Fluorspar Mine · fluorite
Fluorspar mine near Otjiwarongo celebrated worldwide for intense green octahedral fluorite on quartz - a staple of top collections…
Tsumeb Malachite Pockets · malachite
Legendary polymetallic mine whose secondary-zone malachite and azurite specimens rank among the finest ever recovered.…