Schorl with Fluorite and Microcline

Item Description

A gorgeous, big, robust cabinet sized display specimen with a visually pleasing association of fairly thick, jet-black trigonal prisms of Schorl which are accented by vibrant green Fluorite (with minor purple color zoning on some edges), along with cream colored etched Microcline for a great touch. The combo of the three minerals together makes for a striking presentation. The piece is nearly a "floater" as it's crystallized nearly all the way around, though there is one point of attachment that can be seen on the back/bottom/ The Schorl crystals measure up to 4.7 cm long (the biggest crystal can be seen on the back of the piece), and the largest Fluorite measures 8 mm. The pyramidal terminations of the Schorl crystals have a slight bit of etching, which when rotated in the light, creates a chatoyant effect. No major damage, and the visceral impact is excellent for this famous and beautiful material.
Valued $4,000.
From the collection of Kurt Hefendehl (#128 MX), 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.