Kurt Hefendehl Collection Auction!

This week we are pleased to offer a selection of classic mineral specimens from the collection of one of the great mineral collectors of Germany from the last nearly 70 years. Kurt Hefendehl started collecting seriously at the age of 14 and his great and varied worldwide collection reached over 6000 pieces. He was very active mineralogically until shortly before his passing in 2020 at the age of 82. Considering his collection had a large number of pieces, it still had an unusually high standard of quality from most worldwide localities. We at The Arkenstone have the privilege of offering the remainder of this great collection.

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Galena on Quartz with Sphalerite (rare locale)
Stribro (Mies in German), Plzen Region, Czech Republic (note location correction)
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
14.8 x 10.0 x 6.3 cm
Winning Bid: $632
Quartz with Epidote
Rosario Mabel claim, Pampa Blanca, Huancavelica, Peru
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
8.6 x 5.0 x 3.8 cm
Winning Bid: $373
Ferberite with Fluorite and Muscovite
Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
10 x 9.3 x 7.8 cm
Winning Bid: $550
Epidote
Maldin Koh, Kharan Dist., Balochistan Region, Pakistan
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
7.5 x 7.2 x 4.6 cm
Winning Bid: $271
Siderite epimorph after Calcite
Broken Hill Mine, Aggeneys, Namakwa Dist., Northern Cape, South Africa
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
10.0 x 7.4 x 6.2 cm
Winning Bid: $137
Calcite with Quartz
Jalgaon Dist., Nashik Div., Maharashtra, India
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
8.3 x 8.3 x 5.1 cm
Winning Bid: $143
Quartz and Calcite on Magnetite
Huanggang Mines, Hexigten Banner, Inner Mongolia, China
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
12.0 x 9.8 x 6.0 cm
Winning Bid: $90
Goosecreekite with Stilbite on Quartz
Jalgaon Dist., Nashik Div., Maharashtra, India
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
11.8 x 9.7 x 6.3 cm
Winning Bid: $303
Quartz with Manganoan Calcite
Huanggang Mines, Hexigten Banner, Inner Mongolia, China
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
10.0 x 9.5 x 8.6 cm
Winning Bid: $123
Pyromorphite - classic French locale
La Vidale Mine, Asprieres, Aveyron, Occitanie, France
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
9.4 x 7.3 x 4.0 cm
Winning Bid: $209
Molybdenite
Wolfram Camp, Dimbulah, Queensland, Australia
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
10.5 x 7.2 x 7.0 cm
Winning Bid: $412
Libethenite
Mindola pit, Nkana Mine, Kitwe, Copperbelt Prov., Zambia
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
9.5 x 6.3 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $137
Sphalerite on Dolomite
Touissit, Jerada Prov., Oriental Region, Morocco
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
9.0 x 7.7 x 7.6 cm
Winning Bid: $82
Alabandite with Rhodochrosite
Uchucchacua Mine, Oyon Prov., Lima Dept., Peru
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
7.0 x 5.7 x 3.8 cm
Winning Bid: $525
Copper
Chino Mine, Santa Rita, Grant Co., New Mexico, USA
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
12.5 x 8.5 x 1.0 cm
Winning Bid: $650
Galena on Sphalerite
Naica, Saucillo Mun., Chihuahua, Mexico
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
9.0 x 8.1 x 3.9 cm
Winning Bid: $260
superb Biotite Mica on Calcite
Biotite occurrence, Swakopmund Con., Erongo Region, Namibia
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
7.0 x 6.0 x 3.5 cm
Winning Bid: $411
Azurite in granite gneiss (over 1 kilo)
Azurite-in-granite occurrence, Khaplu, Ghanche Dist., Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
15.5 x 13.5 x 4.2 cm
Winning Bid: $90
Quartz var. Agate
Amerzgane Cercle, Ouarzazate Prov., DrĂ¢a-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
13.5 x 12.6 x 3.8 cm
Winning Bid: $202
Heulandite on Mordenite
Rat's Nest claim, Challis, Custer Co., Idaho, USA
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
13.8 x 9.6 x 6.6 cm
Winning Bid: $420
Brookite with Quartz
Kharan, Dalbandin, Balochistan Prov., Pakistan
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
8.7 x 8.2 x 7.3 cm
Winning Bid: $426
Epidote with Adularia
Alchuri Alpine cleft locality, Alchuri, Shigar, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
10.5 x 6.5 x 4.4 cm
Winning Bid: $276
Sturmanite on Manganite
N'Chwaning Mines, Kalahari Fields, South Africa
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
9.0 x 6.3 x 2.6 cm
Winning Bid: $52
Fluorite on Quartz
Xianghuapu Mine, Hunan Prov., China
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
11.8 x 6.2 x 6.0 cm
Winning Bid: $251
Quartz with Hematite
Jinlong Hill, Longchuan Co., Guangdong, China
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
10.5 x 9.5 x 7.8 cm
Winning Bid: $295
Microcline
Shigar Valley, Shigar Dist., Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
12.0 x 8.3 x 5.0 cm
Winning Bid: $132
Calcite
Dzhezkazgan, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
7.5 x 5.8 x 5.5 cm
Winning Bid: $299
Danburite
Charcas, Charcas Mun., San Luis Potosi, Mexico
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
11.7 x 9.5 x 5.8 cm
Winning Bid: $281
Mimetite var. Campylite
Dry Gill Mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, UK
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
8.0 x 7.7 x 4.3 cm
Winning Bid: $1,500
Copper
Itauz Mine, Zhilandy group, Karagandy Prov., Kazakhstan
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
12.4 x 3.3 x 1.9 cm
Winning Bid: $53