Pyromorphite (uncommon locality)

Schletzenburg, Silberthal, Steinbach, Thann-Guebwiller, Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, France
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
Small Cabinet, 6.2 x 4.1 x 2.7 cm
Start Time: 01/23/2025 7:45:00 pm (CST)
End Time: 01/30/2025 6:48:00 pm (CST)
Auction Closed
Winning Bid: $307

Item Description

A beautiful specimen of Pyromorphite from this newly re-opened locality located inside the medieval Donnerloch Mine (mindat). To be clear, the mine is not currently operating, but rather has been re-opened for archaeological research starting in 2006. This specimen features a rich coverage of well-formed, sharp, lustrous, beautiful green colored hexagonal prisms measuring to a few mm, sitting on oxidized matrix. The crystals are very attractive up close, and we've included some macro photos to better show their quality.
From the collection of Kurt Hefendehl (#14 F), 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.

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Bidding History

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$307 01/30/2025 6:43:52 pm (CST)
$299 01/30/2025 6:43:52 pm (CST)
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