Mimetite (old style) ex Hefendehl

Item Description

This Mimetite from Tsumeb is different than the usual crystals we see, a very old style from the first oxide zones, circa 1900 or before. It is a lovely, flowery, yellow miniature with three multi-lobed botryoidal groups in an attractive arrangement. It is a hefty piece as you would expect from this lead arsenate. A very sculptural and unusual Mimetite from Tsumeb. Ex Hefendehl collection: Kurt Hefendehl was a well-known collector in the mineral world 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 a number of 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 collection over the next two to three years through our various platforms.