SPECIAL MINERAL AUCTION: old CHARLIE KEY MINERAL COLLECTION & mineral dealer stock (ends Dec 17)

Ends TUESDAY Dec. 17, 2013
at 6 PM (Central Time Zone)
NOTE TUESDAY ENDING DATE!

Liquidation auctions of the vast mineral collections and mineral inventory hoarded by legendary mineral dealer, Charlie Key, over in Africa during the 1970s-1990s. A huge variety, from raritis to superb thumbnails and locality pieces, is presented here. WE HAVE ONLY A FEW MORE DIVERSE CHARLIE KEY AUCTIONS SORTED FOR SALE, AFTER THIS!
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Celestine on Sulfides
Nchwaning II Mine, Kalahari manganese fields, South Africa
7.7 x 4.2 x 2.1 cm
Fluorite scepter
Hoenfeld, Erongo Mountains, Namibia
2.6 x 2.3 x 2.0 cm
Olivinite and Gartrellite
Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia
3.6 x 2.4 x 2.1 cm
Amethyst with Hematite on Quartz
Orange River Area, Namibia
7.0 x 5.4 x 5.4 cm
Kainosite, Aegirine, Feldspar, and Quartz
Mount Malosa, Zomba District, Malawi
4.5 x 3.7 x 3.2 cm
Cuprian Smithsonite
Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia
2.1 x 1.3 x 1.0 cm
Pyrite (rare locale)
Nchwaning Mines, Kalahari manganese fields, South Africa
4.6 x 4.4 x 2.3 cm
Shattuckite and Quartz
Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene Region, Namibia
8.6 x 6.0 x 4.2 cm
Fluorite on Quartz
Erongo Mountains, Erongo Region, Namibia
7.0 x 2.0 x 1.6 cm
Manganite
Wessels Mine, Kalahari manganese fields, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
4.2 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm
Aquamarine, Schorl, and Feldspar
Erongo Mountains, Erongo Region, Namibia
9.6 x 7.0 x 6.0 cm
Hausmannite with Datolite and Andradite Garnet
Wessels Mine, Kalahari manganese fields, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
2.8 x 1.9 x 1.7 cm
Fluorite (fluorescent), Muscovite, Hyalite Opal, Feldspar
Erongo Mountains, Erongo Region, Namibia
9.0 x 5.0 x 4.0 cm
Schorl
Erongo Mountains, Erongo Region, Namibia
9.6 x 7.0 x 5.5 cm
Oyelite and Gageite
Nchwaning Mines, Kalahari manganese fields, South Africa
2.6 x 2.4 x 2.0 cm
Amethyst, Quartz, and Epidote
Goboboseb Mountains, Erongo Region, Namibia
4.6 x 4.5 x 3.3 cm
Quartz with Hematite
Orange River Area, Namibia
18.0 x 8.0 x 5.0 cm
Pyrite and Calcite (fluorescent)
Primorskiy Kray, Far-Eastern Region, Russia
3.5 x 2.3 x 1.8 cm
Topaz
Klein Spitzkopje, Namibia
1.9 x 1.1 x 1.0 cm
Portlandite and Quartz
Wessels Mine, Kalahari manganese fields, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
6.2 x 4.2 x 2.3 cm
Inesite, Apophyllite, and Orange Prehnite
Nchwaning Mines, Kalahari manganese fields, South Africa
4.2 x 2.4 x 1.6 cm
Hematite with Andradite Garnet
Wessels Mine, Kalahari manganese fields, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
2.5 x 2.3 x 1.5 cm
Aquamarine on Feldspar
Erongo Mountains, Erongo Region, Namibia
4.3 x 3.0 x 2.2 cm
Andradite Garnet, var. Demantoid
Tubussis 22 farm, Karibib District, Erongo Region, Namibia
2.4 x 2.0 x 1.4 cm
Amethyst
Brandberg District, Erongo Region, Namibia
2.5 x 1.4 x 1.3 cm
Spessartine Garnet
Skardu District, Baltistan, Northern Areas, Pakistan
3.0 x 2.5 x 1.2 cm
Jouravskite and Ettringite
Nchwaning Mines, Kalahari manganese fields, South Africa
2.7 x 1.4 x 1.0 cm
Kutnohorite
Wessels Mine, Kalahari manganese fields, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
2.3 x 1.5 x 1.1 cm
Dioptase
Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene Region, Namibia
2.9 x 2.9 x 1.3 cm
Groutite on Calcite (fluorescent)
Kalahari manganese fields, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
8.0 x 4.7 x 1.0 cm