News

Mixed Minerals – Bargain & Gallery Update (14-06-2015)

Update of specimens from various localities including descloizite from a number of lesser known localities, a bunch of Tsumeb minerals, assorted Erongo specimens and a large variety of tourmalines fro

Erongo Fluorites - Gallery Update (10-05-2014)

We have just posted a bunch of sought after purple fluorites associated with lustrous schorl, hydroxyl-herderite, quartz and more rarely yellow centered goshenites.

This is from a single find made

MW – World-class Minerals from the Skorpion Mine (01-11-2012)

A showcase of a few high end specimens from this lesser know Namibian locality.
The Skorpion Mine is synonymous with the world’s best Tarbuttite and Skorpionite (type locality) specimens but other sp

Mixed Minerals – Bargain & Gallery Update (15-09-2012)

An update of specimens from various localities including a rare topaz specimen from the Groot Spitzkoppe, some cute Goboboseb pieces and a rare Khusib Springs Mine wulfenite.

MW – Namibian Mineral Fakes (01-09-2012)

An unfortunate report on mineral fakes specifically from a new Erongo quartz pocket as well as aquamarine and quartz combination specimens, for more information on these also refer to our previous web

SA Lapidary Journal - Herbert Nägele Tribute (15-08-2012)

A summarized tribute to the life of Herbert Nägele the former owner of the House of Gems, Windhoek.
A big thank you must be given to the South African Lapidary Magazine for honoring Herbert in such a

Mixed Minerals - Gallery Update (12-08-2012)

An update of specimens from various localities including some new finds from the Erongo Mountains, a good boltwoodite from Goanikontes and a special little quartz specimen from the Tsumeb Mine.

Tsumeb Minerals - Gallery Update (28-07-2012)

A small update of an number of Tsumeb minerals.

Mixed Minerals – Bargain & Gallery Update (15-07-2012)

Another small update of specimens from various localities including some new finds from the Erongo Mountains and minerals from the Tsumeb Mine.

Fake Aquamarine Matrix Specimens (14-07-2012)

Please be warned that there are a number of fake specimens in circulation again.
The fakes in question are loose aquamarines that have been implanted on a matrix of white quartz crystals.
The contac

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Fake Erongo Quartz Composites (14-07-2012)

There are some Erongo quartz clusters that have turned out to be composite fakes.
The quartzes are from a new find in the Erongo and are cleverly grouped together to form larger “specimens”.
As can

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MW – News from Namibia (01-07-2012)

A wonderful trip and news report on relatively current finds that have been made in Namibia over the last few months ending in 2011 and that have not been extensively covered in any other publications

Mixed Minerals - Gallery Update (16-06-2012)

A small update of specimens from various localities including some new finds from the Erongo Mountains and an old classic Dioptase form the Omaue Mine.

Mixed Minerals - Bargain Update (15-06-2012)

A small update of specimens from various localities including some new finds from the Erongo Mountains as well as other specimens from lesser known Namibian localities.

Launch of NamRocks Sold Gallery (22-05-2012)

We have just launched the Sold Gallery on the NamRocks website to showcase some of the selected items that we have had on offer in the past as a sort of database for mineralogical information.

We w

Mixed Minerals - Gallery Update (18-05-2012)

A small update of some selected specimens from various localities including a fine boltwoodite from Goanikontes, smoky quartz from Spitzkoppe as well as an apatite from the Karibib/Usakos pegmatites.

Mixed Minerals - Bargain Update (17-05-2012)

A small update of specimens from various localities including some cute Tsumeb specimens as well as a rare wulfenite from Otjoruharui 251 and other specimens from lesser known Namibian localities.

Mixed Minerals - Bargain Update (06-05-2012)

A small update of specimens from various localities including some from lesser known localities like the Navachab Gold Mine, Rössing Mountains Area as well as the Gamsberg Area.

MW - Herbert Nägele Tribute (01-05-2012)

A summarized tribute to the life of Herbert Nägele the former owner of the House of Gems, Windhoek.
A big thank you must be given to the Mineralien Welt team for honoring Herbert in such a manner.

Herbert Nägele – Passed Away (23-03-2012)

We regret to inform you that on Friday the 23rd March 2012 we had to bid farewell to Herbert Nägele the former owner of the House of Gems.
After much suffering we are grateful for his peaceful delive

Latest Issue of the Vug – Namibia! (20-10-2011)

The latest issue of The-Vug.com Quarterly Magazine (Vol. 4 No. 4) revolves around a review of a bunch of lesser known Namibian localities which include:

• Gamsberg Alpine Deposits
• Actinolite fr

MW – Van der Plas Mine (01-09-2011)

A very thorough article on the mineralization of the Van der Plas Mine in the Kaokoveld.
Spectacular Dioptase and Cerussite specimen have been excavated at the site and are well known on the market;

“Dollar Fluorite” – Fakes (01-06-2011)

Please be warned that there are a number of fake fluorite specimens floating around on the market currently.
These fluorites are supposedly found in a rift close to the Spitzkoppe.

What the forger

Green Fluorite - Fakes (14-12-2010)

Unfortunately there are a number of fakes on the market again.
This time we are looking at a bunch of bright green fluorites that surfaced about 3 weeks ago – the loose fluorites are impregnated an

Spitzkoppe - Fluorite Fakes (31-08-2009)

We have received the following e-mail from a collector friend in regard to some fluorite fakes:

I have just seen these two specimens this weekend.
The quartz stalk of the specimen on the left w

New mineral from Rosh Pinah Mine (01-11-2005)

In November 2005 we received a parcel of minerals from the Rosh Pinah Mine and noticed that what the local miner had in his possession was clearly cerussite; a mineral which was previously unknown to