Ex Collection Auction: Kurt Hefendehl
We are pleased to offer a selection of classic specimens from the diverse and historic collection of one of the great mineral collectors of Germany from the last nearly 70 years. Kurt Hefendehl was a well-known German collector in 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. This selection features many of his beauties, offered here at no reserve for our customers!
- Brochantite
- Tazeka, Agadir-Ida-Ou-Tanane Pref., Souss-Massa Region, Morocco
- Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
- 10.7 x 7.2 x 2.6 cm
- Beryl var. Aquamarine on Muscovite
- Nagar Dist., Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
- Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
- 9.7 x 8.0 x 3.5 cm
- Tsumcorite
- Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
- Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
- 4.7 x 2.8 x 1.2 cm
- Melanite Garnet and Prehnite on Epidote
- Kayes Region, Mali
- Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
- 8.3 x 5.8 x 3.2 cm
- Smithsonite
- Tieshan Fe-Cu deposit, Tieshan Dist., Huangshi, Hubei, China
- Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
- 7.9 x 6.5 x 4.8 cm
- Grossular var. Hessonite
- Mana Mine, Bajaur Dist., Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Prov., Pakistan
- Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
- 7.0 x 6.1 x 5.6 cm