Cerussite (classic material)

Item Description

A fine quality, showy, and classic Cerussite specimen from arguably the most famous U.S. locality for such material. The old Flux Mine in Arizona is a Zn-Pb-Cu-Ag-Au-Mn deposit, which according to mindat.org, supposedly dates back to the 1850s. Good display specimens are not easy to find on the market these days, especially showy matrix pieces like this. Here we have a fine specimen featuring a beautiful "jackstraw" group of stark white thin prisms of Cerussite on oxidized matrix. The largest crystal measures about 2.5 cm long. Hard to find on the market now, especially in this size, and certainly better quality with a rich group of crystals than most we've had to offer in the past. Valued $3,000-$3,500.
From the collection of Kurt Hefendehl (#44 US), 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.