Scheelite (rare locality - fluorescent)

Item Description

These distinctive and alluring Scheelite crystals from the Huanggang Mine are some of the most distinctive examples of the species from any locality. This piece is a hefty, blocky pyramidal crystal with a soft yellow-grey hue on the surface, associated with black Magnetite for a nice contrast. The piece fluoresces differently under different wavelengths of UV light with more of a yellow-white hue under SW. From the collection of Kurt Hefendehl (#917 C), 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. Priced at $2,200 in our inventory.