Shattuckite on Quartz (ex Charlie Key Collection)

Item Description

A great little miniature specimen of what is some of the best examples of Shattuckite ever found in terms of color and crystallization. This piece features velvety botryoids of gorgeous rich blue Shattuckite sitting on massive grey Smoky Quartz. Tis is RICH color for Shattuckite, and this material is hard to find on the market, so this piece is certainly worth picking up now that the area seems to be producing very little. This piece comes from the collection of the recently departed Charles ("Charlie") Locke Key (May 18, 1935 - Dec 22, 2021. Charlie was ostensibly the most successful mineral/gem dealer of the second half of the 20th century. He also had the incredibly rare distinction of having two minerals named in his honor (Keyite and Ludlockite), which is quite significant for somebody who wasn't a part of the academic/scientific community. You can read his obituary in the March-April 2022 issue of the Mineralogical Record (https://mineralogicalrecord.com/back_issues/hallelujah-junction/).