Muscovite on Molybdenite (excellent rare locality specimen)

Item Description

This is the only specimen of this material that we've ever had to offer, and if you search for specimens on mindat.org, you'll see there is only ONE other piece in the database, which is a testament to how rare these pieces are. This best aspect of the piece is that the Muscovite crystals are free standing, and while they're not the finest examples of the species I've ever seen, they are still a very noteworthy representation from this obscure locality. Foliated groups of semi-metallic, golden-bronze colored Muscovite measuring up to 1.1 cm tall are sitting atop a layer of massive silvery-grey Molybdenite, on host rock matrix. A showy example that would make a nice addition to a suite of Mica specimens or rare locality pieces. From the collection of Kurt Hefendehl (#179 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 over the next two to three years through our various platforms.