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While living primarily in Namibia and South Africa over the course of
more than 30 years, dealer and collector Charlie Key assembled a huge
collection of quartz specimens found at these now well-known locales
in southern Namibia. He collected for both quality and visual impact,
but also for breadth and diversity of habits; to build up an important
collection representing the peak years of these localities. Even
inexpensive examples are, generally, interesting and worth commenting
on, adding depth to the whole. Despite the fact they are all the same
species here, there is something interesting to say about nearly all
pieces, in fact...the sheer range of forms and phantoms and colors
represented makes these deposits, to my eye, one of the world's most
important localities for quartz. You can look at hundreds of them, and
not be bored! These collections were an award-winning exhibit at the
2007 Tucson Gem & Mineral Show.
bb02 - Quartz var. Amethyst - $125 SOLD Brandberg, Namibia thumbnail, 2.6 x 1.8 x 1.6 cm ex. Charlie Key
A nice, very rich colored amethyst from Brandberg, Namibia. This specimen has wonderful flashes of red and is a stunning thumbnail.
bb01 - Quartz with Smoky and Amethyst Phantoms - $350 SOLD Gobobos, Namibia small cabinet, 6.2 x 2.2 x 1.5 cm ex. Charlie Key
Wonderful single crystal with perfect termination. Very nice luster. Goes from light amethyst to dark amethyst with smoky phantom in glass clear quartz. Superb!
bb03 - Quartz var. Amethyst - $75 Gobobos, Namibia thumbnail, 3.0 x 1.7 x 1.5 cm ex. Charlie Key
A cute little scepter with a very interesting amethyst center.
bb04 - Quartz with Smoky and Amethyst Phantoms - $450 SOLD Gobobos, Namibia miniature, 4.9 x 2.5 x 2.2 cm ex. Charlie Key
Clear quartz with hematite inclusions and a fantastic double phantom, one being amethyst, the other smoky. A nice extra touch is the beautiful rainbow within. Seen MANY miniature brandbergs and few leap out like this one, so clean and clear it could be made of glass.
bb05 - Quartz with Red Hematite Inclusions - $225 SOLD Gobobos, Namibia thumbnail, 2.5 x 1.3 x 1.0 cm ex. Charlie Key
A sweet little quartz with a firework effect of red hematite inclusions within, making for a thumbnail that is just outstanding.
bb06 - Quartz with Amethyst phantom and Enhydro - $450 Gobobos, Namibia small cabinet, 8.4 x 2.3 1.5 cm ex. Charlie Key
Here you have a lovely quartz with wisps of amethyst and smoky AND a moveable water bubble embedded inside!
bb07 - Quartz with Amethyst phantom - $400 Gobobos, Namibia small cabinet, 6.3 x 2.0 x 1.9 cm ex. Charlie Key
A PERFECT, chiseled specimen of clear quartz with a very rich amethyst phantom. A wonderful example of quartz from the Gobobos.
bb08 - Quartz with Amethyst terminations - $950 Gobobos, Namibia small cabinet, 8.5 x 6.5 x 4.0 cm ex. Charlie Key
A rare group of clear quartz , each one with amethyst termination! Five of them have somethign even more bizarre, a reversed scepter of amethyst outgrowing from the quartz termination, enhancing the contrast mightily. Great example of this very rare style! All crystals terminated and pristine!
bb09 - Quartz with Amethyst - $850 SOLD Gobobos, Namibia small cabinet, 9.0 x 2.8 x 1.4 cm ex. Charlie Key
A most interesting flattened crystal of amethyst-included quartz with three different, distinct phantom layers separated by clear zones, and a few sharp smoky layers as well - mesmerizing! A truly remarkable specimen
bb11 - Quartz and Amethyst - $900 SOLD Gobobos, Namibia small cabinet, 7.9 x 2.0 x 1.9 cm ex. Charlie Key
A superlative, sharp, gemmy raspberry purple with a beautiful phantom. This one is a stellar example of amethyst from this locality.
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