Datolite (ex Kurt Hefendehl Collection)

Item Description

A beautiful cabinet sized plate of fine quality, sharp, gemmy, soft green colored Datolite crystals from the famed Bor Pit in Dalnegorsk. The largest Datolite measures 1.8 cm across, and the vast majority of the crystals are damage free. A thin layer of sparkling drusy Quartz can be seen on one end of the specimen for a nice touch. Dalnegorsk Datolites don't get the credit they deserve as some of the finest examples of the species ever found. I don't think anywhere else in the world can rival the quantity and quality of Datolite that have come out of this area in the last 30+ years. I would value this one in the range of $1,500-$2,000. From the collection of Kurt Hefendehl, 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.