Suolunite (incredibly rare) (ex Charlie Key Collection)

Black Lake Mine, Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine / Thetford, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudiere-Appalaches, Quebec, Canada
Small Cabinet, 6.6 x 3.6 x 2.3 cm
Start Time: 07/17/2018 7:15:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 07/31/2018 7:15:00 pm (CDT)
Auction Closed

Item Description

Suolunite is a very rare hydrated calcium silicate, only found in few localities around the world. This specimen features a translucent, lustrous, beautiful pale lilac crystal cluster with very minor matrix. Valued at $1,200 for size and quality. You just can't get a Suolunite like this on the market now as the good ones came out years ago, and this piece is a noteworty specimen on size alone. Ex Charlie Key personal collection. Charlie is arguably the most sucessful dealer of the second half of the 20th century, along with being the namesake for TWO mineral species (Keyite and Ludlockite).

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