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Barylite (rare) with Aegirine and Quartz on Microcline
- Mount Malosa, Zomba, Malawi
- Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
- Small Cabinet, 6.3 x 4.8 x 4.6 cm
- Start Time: 01/09/2025 7:45:00 pm (CST)
- End Time: 01/16/2025 6:45:00 pm (CST)
- Auction Closed
- Winning Bid: $61
Item Description
Here we have an attractive matrix display specimen of Barylite, a rare beryllium barium silicate species from the famous Mount Malosa alkali pegmatite locality in Malawi. Barylite truly is found in a few dozen world localities, and most crystals are fairly small. The pieces from Mount Malosa feature some of the larger crystals of the species. This specimen hosts a sharp, somewhat lustrous, translucent, smoky-silver colored crystal group of Barylite measuring 1.2 cm associated with dark green-black thin prisms of Aegirine and a few Smoky Quartz crystals on cream colored Microcline matrix. A nice piece of this seldom-seen material.
From the collection of Kurt Hefendehl (#4 MW), a well-known German collector 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. His Black Forest and German subcollections went to his good friend Wolfgang Wendel. We at The Arkenstone have the privilege of offering the remainder of this great worldwide collection over the coming months and years through our various platforms.
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Bidding History
Bid Amount | Bid Time |
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$61 | 01/16/2025 6:35:40 pm (CST) |
$55 | 01/16/2025 6:35:40 pm (CST) |
$51 | 01/16/2025 6:35:15 pm (CST) |
$46 | 01/16/2025 6:35:15 pm (CST) |
$41 | 01/16/2025 5:06:07 pm (CST) |
$36 | 01/16/2025 5:06:07 pm (CST) |
$35 | 01/16/2025 2:41:38 pm (CST) |
$30 | 01/16/2025 2:41:38 pm (CST) |
$10 | 01/10/2025 5:06:38 pm (CST) |