Dolomite

Item Description

A lovely group of alluring link pink colored rhombic Dolomite crystals, forming an aesthetic display specimen form the Gonderbach Mine in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The piece is filled with sharp, lustrous crystals on all sides, with three pronounced "fingers" flaring out in different directions. The largest rhomb measures 7 mm. No damage that I can find with naked eye. You never see these available on the market, so if you're a fan of carbonates or minerals of Germany/Europe, don't pass this one up as it's fine quality and has a lovely color. From the collection of Kurt Hefendehl (#19 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 over the next two to three years through our various platforms.