SPECIAL MINERAL AUCTION: old CHARLIE KEY MINERAL COLLECTION & mineral dealer stock (ends Nov 5)

Ends Nov 5, 2013 at 6:30 PM (CST) 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 3 MORE DIVERSE CHARLIE KEY AUCTIONS SORTED FOR SALE, AFTER THIS!
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Dioptase
Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene Region, Namibia
1.3 x .8 x .6 cm (largest)
Fluorite (fluorescent)
Erongo Mountains, Erongo Region, Namibia
4.4 x 4.4 x 4.0 cm
Shattuckite, Primary Malachite, and Quartz
Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene Region, Namibia
16.0 x 14.0 x 7.5 cm
Magnetite, Chalcopyrite, and Galena
Aggeneys, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
5.5 x 4.5 x 3.0 cm
Schorl and Aquamarine
Erongo Mountains, Erongo Region, Namibia
3.1 x 3.0 x 2.3 cm
Tourmaline and Quartz
Momeik, Mogok, Burma
2.5 x 2.2 x 1.4 cm
Orange Prehnite and Quartz
Nchwaning II Mine, Kalahari manganese fields, South Africa
3.0 x 1.9 x 1.3 cm
Smoky Quartz (DT) on Topaz
Klein Spitzkopje, Namibia
5.1 x 2.9 x 2.7 cm
Olmiite (TL)
Nchwaning II Mine, Kalahari manganese fields, South Africa (Type Locality)
5.4 x 4.0 x 1.9 cm
Apophyllite - KOH
Wessels Mine, Kalahari manganese fields, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
3.8 x 2.2 x 2.0 cm
Heulandite (DT) with Celadonite
Nasik District, Maharashtra, India
5.0 x 3.0 x 2.2 cm
Gem Thaumasite
Nchwaning Mines, Kalahari manganese fields, South Africa
1.0 x 0.6 x 0.6 cm
Ilvaite (DT floater)
Dal'negorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Russia
2.4 x 0.5 x .05 cm
Fluorite and Quartz
Erongo Mountains, Erongo Region, Namibia
3.3 x 3.0 x 2.0 cm
Ettringite and Quartz on Barite
Nchwaning Mines, Kalahari manganese fields, South Africa
6.6 x 4.0 x 3.1 cm
Hyalite Opal on Schorl with Feldspar
Erongo Mountains, Erongo Region, Namibia
4.2 x 3.2 x 2.4 cm
Kutnohorite
Wessels Mine, Kalahari manganese fields, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
4.2 x 1.6 x 1.4 cm
Shattuckite, Primary Malachite, Quartz, and Plancheite
Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene Region, Namibia
5.7 x 4.6 x 2.0 cm
Smoky Quartz and Schorl
Erongo Mountains, Erongo Region, Namibia
4.4 x 3.0 x 2.4 cm
Andradite var. Demantoid Garnet
Tubussis 22 farm, Karibib District, Erongo Region, Namibia
4.5 x 2.1 x 1.8 cm
Hematite with Andradite Garnet
Wessels Mine, Kalahari manganese fields, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
2.2 x 2.0 x 1.7 cm
Fluorite, Muscovite, and Schorl
Erongo Mountains, Erongo Region, Namibia
3.6 x 2.1 x 1.8 cm
Topaz
Erongo Region, Namibia
5.6 x 2.7 x 2.0 cm
Azurite (DT) on Dolomite (fluorescent)
Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia
2.3 x 1.7 x 1.7 cm
Aquamarine, Feldspar, and Schorl
Erongo Mountains, Erongo Region, Namibia
11.0 x 9.0 x 5.2 cm
Topaz
Klein Spitzkopje, Namibia
2.4 x 1.6 x 1.4 cm
Prehnite and Calcite on Quartz
Goboboseb Mountains, Erongo Region, Namibia
9.0 x 6.2 x 4.0 cm
Portlandite
Wessels Mine, Kalahari manganese fields, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
2.1 x 2.0 x 0.5 cm
Fluorite
Erongo Mountains, Erongo Region, Namibia
3.1 x 3.0 x 2.5 cm
Amethyst
Brandberg District, Erongo Region, Namibia
5.2 x 3.0 x 2.5 cm