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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Limonite (''Xanthosiderite'')
Friedrichroda, Gotha District, Thuringia, Germany
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
7.4 x 5.6 x 3.1 cm
Winning Bid: $225
Vivianite
Ronneburg, Greiz District, Thuringia, Germany
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
9.0 x 5.7 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $127
Thomsonite-Ca (superb quality)
Richter Quarry, Hammerunterwiesenthal, Oberwiesenthal, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
11.7 x 8.7 x 6.3 cm
Winning Bid: $1,410
Ankerite on Sphalerite (classic locality)
Freiberg, Erzgebirge, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
5.1 x 4.4 x 4.0 cm
Winning Bid: $186
Bournonite (classic material)
Georg Mine, Willroth, Altenkirchen-Flammersfeld, Altenkirchen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
10.1 x 7.3 x 4.8 cm
Winning Bid: $675
Calcite with Pyrite
Meggen Mine, Lennestadt, Olpe, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
10.8 x 10.4 x 6.3 cm
Winning Bid: $1,002
Hausmannite (rare CRYSTALS)
Ilfeld, Harztor, Nordhausen District, Thuringia, Germany
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
6.1 x 4.3 x 3.2 cm
Winning Bid: $675
Dolomite on Quartz with Chalcopyrite
Eupel Mine, Niederhövels, Hövels, Wissen, Altenkirchen District, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
19.7 x 10.9 x 5.7 cm
Winning Bid: $417
Analcime
Duingen clay pit, Duingen, Leinebergland, Hildesheim District, Lower Saxony, Germany
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
6.3 x 5.1 x 3.2 cm
Winning Bid: $410