Special Auction - German Classics from the collection of Kurt Hefendehl

This week we are pleased to offer a selection of classic German mineral specimens (many from hard to find localities) from the collection of one of the great mineral collectors of Germany from the last nearly 70 years. Kurt Hefendehl was a well-known German collector in the mineral world all over Europe with worldwide contacts to dealers and collectors. He 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. He particularly specialized in all classics as well as minerals of the Black Forest, where he spent much time collecting. We at The Arkenstone have the privilege of offering the remainder of this great collection.

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Silver large ''leaf'' on matrix
Eisleben, Mansfeld Basin, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
14.3 x 6.9 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $387
Malachite
Friedensgrube, Lichtenberg, Hof District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
7.3 x 4.6 x 3.1 cm
Winning Bid: $80
Goethite (fine crystals) on Smoky Quartz
Becker Quarry (Hellerberg Quarry), Freisen, Sankt Wendel, Saarland, Germany
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
7.3 x 5.2 x 4.8 cm
Winning Bid: $575
Calcite (Cobalt-bearing) (RARE locality specimen)
Brüderbund Mine, Kohlenbach Valley, Eiserfeld, Siegen, Siegen-Wittgenstein, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
12.4 x 9.8 x 5.3 cm
Winning Bid: $615
Silver (beautiful crystallization) on Native Arsenic
Pöhla-Tellerhäuser Mine, Schwarzenberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
6.7 x 4.7 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $2,350
Pyromorphite (classic material)
Heilige Dreifaltigkeit Mine, Zschopau, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany (Type Locality)
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
4.3 x 3.6 x 3.2 cm
Winning Bid: $161
Smoky Quartz (rare locality)
Schäferei, Bad Brambach, Vogtlandkreis, Saxony, Germany
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
8.3 x 5.7 x 4.9 cm
Winning Bid: $390
Prehnite (rare locality specimen)
Glasberg Quarry, Nieder-Beerbach, Mühltal, Darmstadt-Dieburg, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
9.6 x 6.6 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $71
Cerussite (classic material)
Juno Mine, Ramsbeck, Bestwig, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
7.4 x 5.2 x 3.1 cm
Winning Bid: $110
Rosasite (rare locality specimen)
Ramsbeck, Bestwig, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
7.3 x 5.2 x 2.4 cm
Winning Bid: $60
Quartz var: Agate (polished)
Sankt Egidien, Zwickau District, Saxony, Germany
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
11.5 x 10.1 x 3.4 cm
Winning Bid: $30
Sphalerite with Tetrahedrite (uncommon for the locality)
Georg Mine, Willroth, Altenkirchen-Flammersfeld, Altenkirchen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
7.3 x 5.3 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $120
Phillipsite Subgroup
Alter Stein Quarry, Allendorf, Greifenstein, Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
5.5 x 4.3 x 3.4 cm
Winning Bid: $110
Variscite with Wavellite
Lichtenberg open cast, Ronneburg, Greiz District, Thuringia, Germany
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
8.7 x 5.9 x 2.1 cm
Winning Bid: $110
Calcite partially coated by Realgar (rare association)
St Andreasberg, Braunlage, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
7.2 x 6.7 x 5.2 cm
Winning Bid: $230
Baryte var: ''Baryte Rose''
Sand pit, Rockenberg, Wetteraukreis, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
9.2 x 6.3 x 5.3 cm
Winning Bid: $470
Calcite with Marcasite (rare locality specimen)
Ramsbeck, Bestwig, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
7.7 x 6.1 x 3.8 cm
Winning Bid: $200
Fluorite (interesting color)
Flußschacht Mine, Rottleberode, Südharz, Mansfeld-Südharz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
8.8 x 8.3 x 7.1 cm
Winning Bid: $340
Galena
Pfannenberger Einigkeit Mine, Salchendorf, Neunkirchen, Siegerland, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
9.7 x 8.3 x 5.2 cm
Winning Bid: $318
Chabazite (rare color for the locality)
Becker Quarry (Hellerberg Quarry), Freisen, Sankt Wendel, Saarland, Germany
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
7.7 x 5.5 x 3.5 cm
Winning Bid: $114
Fluorite (uncommon locality)
Pöhla-Tellerhäuser Mine, Schwarzenberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
7.7 x 5.1 x 4.2 cm
Winning Bid: $343
Cassiterite (fine twins - classic material)
Sauberg Mine, Ehrenfriedersdorf, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
4.8 x 3.4 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $210
Gypsum (doubly-terminated / multi-terminated group)
Zimmersrode quarry, Zimmersrode, Neuental, Schwalm-Eder, Kassel Region, Hesse, Germany
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
13.1 x 8.3 x 6.2 cm
Winning Bid: $353
Fluorite (large specimen)
Erika Mine, Säulnhof, Stulln, Schwandorf District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
14.3 x 13.4 x 6.2 cm, 1,520 grams
Winning Bid: $676
Calcite (RARE locality specimen)
Kaiser Wilhelm Mine, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
14.2 x 11.7 x 5.8 cm
Winning Bid: $250
Baryte (classic material)
Pöhla-Tellerhäuser Mine, Schwarzenberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
5.0 x 4.3 x 3.3 cm
Winning Bid: $450
Gersdorffite (RARE old classic from 1820!)
Bad Lobenstein, Saale-Orla District, Thuringia, Germany
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
4.3 x 4.2 x 1.8 cm
Winning Bid: $235
Scheelite (fine crystals) (RARE locality) (fluorescent)
Frisch Glück Mine, Waschleithe, Grünhain-Beierfeld, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
6.1 x 4.3 x 1.7 cm
Winning Bid: $625
Orthoclase pseudomorph after Leucite (rare matrix specimen)
Hammerunterwiesenthal, Oberwiesenthal, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
7.7 x 4.7 x 4.6 cm
Winning Bid: $430
Pyromorphite (classic material)
Gute Hoffnung Mine, Bleibuir, Mechernich, Euskirchen, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
9.6 x 6.2 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $545