Baryte

Item Description

An older specimen from the late 1990s - early 2000s at the Xikuangshan Sb Mine featuring sharp, lustrous, fairly thick bladed crystals of Baryte with a gentle silvery-golden hue measuring up to 3.1 cm, aesthetically standing on a matrix coated by white drusy Quartz. There are a few small chips, but the piece is in very good shape overall and displays beautifully on its own without the aid of a base or clay. These are almost never seen on the market now, so don't miss out. Valued at $800. From the collection of Kurt Hefendehl (#434 C), 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 next two to three years through our various platforms.