Ludlamite (classic material)

Item Description

A classic specimen of the hydrated iron phosphate Ludlamite, from the Type Locality in Cornwall. Ludlamite was named in honor of the English mineral collector Henry Ludlamite in 1877. Specimens from Wheal Jane are exceedingly rare on the market, and every Cornwall collection is not complete without a Ludlamite in it. This piece is an attractive miniature featuring several gemmy, colorless (iron-coated) Quartz crystals which play host to a handful of thin, tabular, beautiful green colored Ludlamite crystals measuring up to 3 mm on a thin layer of matrix. A nice specimen of this elusive historic material.
From the collection of Kurt Hefendehl (#130 E), 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.