Fluorite (GEMMY crystals)

Item Description

A big, showy, beautiful cabinet sized Fluorite specimen featuring composite groups of exceptionally GLASSY cubes with superb gemminess on the exterior edges, showing a virtually colorless hue, which transition into mixture of blue and purple shades towards the centers of the crystals. The blue/purple areas show a color change from indoor lighting to sunlight, as they are more purple under warmer temperature lighting and show more of a blue shade in sunlight. This combo of colors is not commonly seen from any Chinese locality, especially in such a fine quality dramatic display specimen. The largest crystal group measures 5.0 cm on edge. No major damage to the front/display side of the piece and very eye-catching in person. Valued $5,000.
From the collection of Kurt Hefendehl (#806 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 through our various platforms.