Fluorite

Item Description

The famous Okorusu Mine in Namibia is a renowned Fluorite locality, famous its multi-hued, crystals of which are often good sized. The Fluorite crystal on this specimen are sharp, lustrous, well-formed and show a deep color combination of primarily blue hues with small areas of green and purple mixed in. When backlit, the crystals glow with color, and you can see some gorgeous internal "phantom" patterns. The luster is well above average. The crystals show a balance combination of cubic faces and octahedral modifications on the corners. The largest crystal measures 2.0 cm on edge. There are some contacted areas, so it's not perfect, but it's still a very beautiful piece of this classic and iconic material. It's not terribly common to find crystals with a largely blue color from this locality, and it is one of the better pieces from this particular find that we've had to offer in a while.
From the collection of Kurt Hefendehl (#201 N), 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.