Calcite (classic locality)

Item Description

A wonderful classic Calcite specimen from this famous and prolific silver mining district in central Germany. Calcite specimens from various localities in St Andreasberg can vary widely in habit and sometime color, and are highly sought after by collectors of European classics or worldwide Calcites. This specimen hosts sharp, well-formed, thin bladed ("Blatterspat") crystals of very pale pink colored Calcite measuring up to about 2.7 cm, sitting on very minor matrix. The pink color in the Calcites is likely due to manganese content as the crystals show a gentle red fluorescence under SW UV light. Overall the piece is in good shape, though some crystals are not 100% complete. A great old-time piece of this famous material.
From the collection of Kurt Hefendehl (#195 D), 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 through our various platforms.