Millerite (RARE locality specimen)

Item Description

This is a remarkably hard to find specimen from Mabilikwe Hill (part of the Pafuri Nickel Deposit) in South Africa. It's not only the first specimen we've ever had to offer, but if you look at the entry for the locality on midnat.org, you'll find that there are ZERO photos of any specimens from this locality. If you collect rare locality specimens, or you're a fan of nickel-bearing species, this is something I'll bet you do not have in your collection. This show and aesthetic miniature specimen hosts a 2.7 cm "fan"-shaped group of bronzey-grey colored Miller, comprising thin "needle"-like crystals, flaring off of matrix. If you look on the back of the Miller "fan", you can see an unknown green mineral, presumably a secondary copper carbonate like Gaspéite, but it could be something rarer. A showy and honestly good quality display specimen that is beyond rare in terms of availability in the marketplace. Don't miss out, it's the only one we have to offer, and we're not likely to get another anytime soon.
From the collection of Kurt Hefendehl (#33 SA), 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.