Is it legal to collect at Swakopmund: Kristall Galerie and gem scratch patch?

Open. Commercial gallery with entrance fee for the exhibition; scratch patch picking is pay-per-bag, buying Namibian minerals here is fully legal with receipts for export

What can you find at Swakopmund: Kristall Galerie and gem scratch patch?

tumbled Namibian stones from the scratch patch, tourmaline, aquamarine, topaz and dioptase specimens on sale, eyes-only: giant quartz cluster

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Southwest Africa, Erongo Region

Swakopmund

Kristall Galerie and gem scratch patch

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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and minerals

Also reported: tumbled Namibian stones from the scratch patch, aquamarine.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Rockhounding locality: Namibia's flagship mineral showcase since 1998, home to the largest known quartz crystal cluster on display (14,100 kg, found 1985) plus dealer boutiques and a fee scratch patch

gallery's own site details the giant cluster, three boutiques, scratch patch gem garden and lapidary studio; Wikipedia lists it among Swakopmund's three museums