Gypsum var: Selenite (gem crystals)

Item Description

A beautiful, eye-catching display specimen from the Meggen Mine in the North Rhine-Westphalia state of Germany featuring several well-formed, sharp, GEM quality, colorless crystals of Gypsum (Selenite) measuring up to 1.7 cm long on matrix. Honestly, this is the ONLY specimen from this locality that I can remember handling, and it's in remarkably good condition, as most of the delicate Gypsum crystals are undamaged. You're not likely to see another from the Meggen Mine with such good aesthetic and many pristine crystals. Valued $1,200.
From the collection of Kurt Hefendehl (#500 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 for the foreseeable future through our various platforms.