Kurt Hefendehl Collection!

This week we are pleased to offer a selection of classic mineral specimens from the collection of one of the great mineral collectors of Germany from the last nearly 70 years. Kurt Hefendehl 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. We at The Arkenstone have the privilege of offering the remainder of this great collection.

Filter By

Vesuvianite with Calcite
Ochsner-Rotkopf massif, Zillertal, Schwaz Dist., Tyrol, Austria
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
13.9 x 7.7 x 1.0 cm
Winning Bid: $252
Epidote
Diakon, Cercle de Boufalabe, Kayes Region, Mali
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
5.4 x 5.0 x 2.5 cm
Winning Bid: $70
Cassiterite (antique locale)
Miask, Ural Mountains, Russia
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
5.2 x 3.2 x 1.7 cm
Winning Bid: $792
Uvite Tourmaline (floater)
Brumado, Bahia, Brazil
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
3.2 x 3.1 x 1.7 cm, 22.5 g
Winning Bid: $467
Quartz
Jbel Ayachi, Atlas Mtns., Morocco
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
9.3 x 6.2 x 4.4 cm
Winning Bid: $132
Rose Quartz
Ilha Claim, Taquaral, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
7.5 x 4.7 x 4.3 cm
Winning Bid: $214
Rutile in matrix
Graves Mountain, Lincoln Co., Georgia, USA
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
6.0 x 4.2 x 3.5 cm
Winning Bid: $193
Fluorapatite
Imilchil, Midelt Prov., DrĂ¢a-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
3.0 x 2.2 x 2.0 cm, 27.8 g
Winning Bid: $185
Hemimorphite on Mimetite, on Mimetite
Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
9.0 x 5.4 x 4.5 cm
Winning Bid: $147
Gormanite (superb, rich specimen)
Linopolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazi
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
6.8 x 4.0 x 3.5 cm
Winning Bid: $560
Fluorite with Quartz, Pyrite and Dolomite
Shangbao Mine, Leiyang Co., Hengyang, Hunan, China
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
13.8 x 6.8 5.0 cm
Winning Bid: $209
Dolomite (old classic locale)
Magnesite deposit, Hohentauern, Murtal Dist., Styria, Austria
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
11.0 x 8.4 x 7.0 cm
Winning Bid: $420
Malachite (primary malachite) on manganese ore
Star of the Congo Mine, Lubumbashi, Haut-Katanga, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
11.0 x 8.5 x 6.0 cm
Winning Bid: $301
Prehnite
Lebrija, Seville, Andalusia, Spain
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
6.0 x 4.0 x 3.3 cm
Winning Bid: $66
Lollingite with Bustamite and Sphalerite
Nine Mile Mine, Broken Hill Dist., Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
5.2 x 4.5 x 4.0 cm
Winning Bid: $460
Cassiterite
Viloco Mine, Loayza Prov., La Paz, Bolivia
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
8.5 x 8.0 x 4.0 cm
Winning Bid: $160
Cassiterite on Albite
Linopolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
7.0 x 3.8 x 3.8 cm
Winning Bid: $218
Manganite on Calcite
Sokolovskoe Iron Mine, Rudny, Kostanay Region, Kazakhstan
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
5.0 x 4.5 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $47
Hematite with Quartz
Jinlong Hill, Longchuan Co., Heyuan, Guangdong, China
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
9.0 x 4.5 x 4.8 cm
Winning Bid: $925
Baryte with Fluorite
Taolin Mine, Linxiang Co., Yueyang, Hunan, China
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
11.0 x 7.5 x 6.0 cm
Winning Bid: $110
Calcite with Chalcopyrite, Sphalerite and Pyrite
Second Sovietsky Mine, Dalnegorsk, Primorsky Krai, Russia
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
8.5 x 8.5 x 7.0 cm
Winning Bid: $453
Heulandite on Quartz
Jalgaon, Maharashtra, India
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
11.2 x 9.3 x 6.0 cm
Winning Bid: $80
Kutnohorite ps. Calcite, Pyrite, Quartz
Milpo Mine, Cerro de Pasco, Pasco Prov., Peru
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
7.4 x 6.0 x 3.8 cm
Winning Bid: $210
Malachite (primary malachite)
Star of the Congo Mine, Lubumbashi, Haut-Katanga, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
9.2 x 4.0 x 3.8 cm
Winning Bid: $121
Aquamarine with Muscovite
Pingwu Beryl Mine, Mt Xuebaoding, Pingwu Co., Mianyang, Sichuan, China
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
8.1 x 7.0 x 4.5 cm
Winning Bid: $306
Helvine on Quartz with Feldspar
Wushan Spessartine Mine, Tongbei, Yunxiao Co., Fujian Prov., China
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
9.4 x 6.5 x 4.6 cm
Winning Bid: $185
Cobaltoan Calcite
Mashamba West Mine, Kolwezi Dist., Katanga, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
9.8 x 5.7 x 4.7 cm
Winning Bid: $626
Baryte with Stibnite (rare locale!)
Animon Mine, Huayllay Dist., Pasco Prov., Pasco, Peru
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
7.1 x 5.0 x 4.5 cm
Winning Bid: $291
Schorl with Quartz
Shengus, Haramosh Mts., Skardu Dist., Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
11.3 x 11.0 x 9.8 cm
Winning Bid: $1,250
Quartz (Japan law twin)
Fengjiashan Mine, Daye Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
11.0 x 8.2 x 7.9 cm
Winning Bid: $1,200