Wulfenite (classic material)

Item Description

Wulfenite crystals, most often are found in thin tabular (and often brittle) examples, but the famous specimens from Los Lamentos are some of the thickest and most durable Wulfenites in the world. What's more, these classic specimens are some of the most iconic specimens of Wulfenite from any locality. This piece features several gorgeous, thick, fine quality, beautiful saturated orange colored crystals measuring up to 2.3 cm, sitting on iron-stained Calcite (white underneath) on matrix. If you'll notice, the crystals are actually elongated / prismatic, and not the thicker tabular habit seen in most specimens from this mine. Despite some damage, the piece is still incredibly showy and eye-catching, and it stands out as a very attractive piece of this well-known material. I love the slick vitreous lusters on the crystals, which gives them character and a beautiful reflective sheen. From the collection of Kurt Hefendehl (#147 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. WWe at The Arkenstone have the privilege of offering the remainder of this great worldwide collection over the coming months and years through our various platforms.