Fluorite (GEM crystals) with Calcite and Dolomite

Item Description

The Shangbao Mine is simply one of the top Fluorite-producing localities in China, which is really saying something as there are many top-tier mines in the country that have produced excellent Fluorites over the last 25 years or so. With that said, the top-notch, beautiful Fluorites from Shangbao are a staple of any Fluorite collection or Chinese mineral collection. This wonderful small cabinet display specimen hosts superb, GEM QUALITY, sharp, lustrous, very well-formed Fluorite groups measuring up to 2.3 cm that are aesthetically perched atop a matrix composed of nearly white scalenohedral Calcite crystals and pale beige rhombic Dolomite The Fluorites have a gorgeous greenish-blue hue in sunlight, which changes to a softer blue color in indoor lighting. The Fluorites feature strongly stepped, smooth, lustrous cube faces. One of the outermost Fluorite groups is cleaved, but the others are all in find condition. The piece displays wonderfully as you can see, and it really stands out as a fine example from this famous mine. Valued $1,200.
From the collection of Kurt Hefendehl (#621 C), 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.