Pectolite (large crystals)

Item Description

The famed Jeffrey Mine in Quebec produced some of the world's best Garnets and Vesuvianite, but it can also lay claim to producing some of the finest Pectolite crystals. Pectolite is typically seen in very thin acicular crystals, so the girth of the crystals on this specimen are truly impressive for the species. This miniature specimen features a group of gemmy, white/colorless (with slight pale green hues on certain faces due to minor chrysotile inclusions) crystals with notable thickness, free of matrix. The crystals have a slight chatoyant effect that is seen when the piece is rotated in the light. Some of the crystals show textbook crystal form on the terminations, but others have some obvious etching. This piece likely dates to the 1970s or early 1980s. A fine specimen for this famous mine with impressively thick crystals for the species.
From the collection of Kurt Hefendehl (#65 Ca), 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.