Special Auction - German Classics from the Kurt Hefendehl Collection

This week we are pleased to offer a selection of classic German mineral specimens from the 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 the mineral world 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. We at The Arkenstone have the privilege of offering the remainder of this great collection.

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Calcite (beautiful color)
Juchem Quarry, Niederwörresbach, Herrstein-Rhaunen, Birkenfeld District, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
11.3 x 8.3 x 6.7 cm
Winning Bid: $713
Pyromorphite (large impressive crystal!)
Friedrichssegen Mine, Friedrichssegen, Lahnstein, Rhein-Lahn District, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
4.8 x 4.1 x 2.1 cm
Winning Bid: $320
Chabazite (var: Phacolite) (twin)
Schahn Quarry, Baumholder, Baumholder, Birkenfeld District, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
3.7 x 3.2 x 2.4 cm
Winning Bid: $225
Fluorapatite
Sauberg Mine, Ehrenfriedersdorf, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany (Type Locality)
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
4.3 x 3.2 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $180
Fluorite
Wölsenberg, Nabburg, Schwandorf District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
10.8 x 9.7 x 8.8 cm
Winning Bid: $460
Fluorite
Bäuerin Mine, Schottenberg, Frohnau, Annaberg-Buchholz, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
10.3 x 7.2 x 5.8 cm
Winning Bid: $261
Nickelskutterudite (formerly Chloanthite) (rare)
Niederschlema, Bad Schlema, Aue-Bad Schlema, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
6.2 x 4.3 x 3.2 cm
Winning Bid: $365
Fluorite (rare ''ochsenauge'' habit crystals)
Ludwig-Vereinigt Feld Mine, Schönbrunn, Bösenbrunn, Vogtlandkreis, Saxony, Germany
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
3.6 x 3.2 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $135
Topaz (classic material)
Schneckenstein cliff, Kielberg, Klingenthal, Vogtland, Saxony, Germany
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
5.3 x 4.7 x 3.6 cm
Winning Bid: $222
Dolomite with Chalcopyrite on Quartz
Eupel Mine, Niederhövels, Hövels, Wissen, Altenkirchen District, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
12.7 x 7.5 x 5.3 cm
Winning Bid: $289
Calcite (rich color)
Juchem Quarry, Niederwörresbach, Herrstein-Rhaunen, Birkenfeld District, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
9.8 x 8.3 x 6.3 cm
Winning Bid: $260
Helvine
Schwarzenberg District, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
7.2 x 5.2 x 2.6 cm
Winning Bid: $160
Agate (polished)
Sankt Egidien, Zwickau District, Saxony, Germany
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
7.6 x 7.2 x 2.8 cm
Winning Bid: $154
Fluorite (bi-colored crystals)
Gelbe Birke Mine, Beierfeld, Grünhain-Beierfeld, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
8.3 x 5.6 x 3.2 cm
Winning Bid: $508
Smithsonite (classic material)
Altenberg mine, Kelmis, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
4.7 x 3.2 x 1.7 cm
Winning Bid: $226
Calcite with ''trigon'' Pyrite inclusions
Calcite Quarry, Holzen, Arnsberg, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
8.7 x 7.2 x 4.6 cm
Winning Bid: $313
Fluorite (classic material)
Rottleberode, Stolberg, Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
8.8 x 4.6 x 4.6 cm
Winning Bid: $235
Muscovite on Molybdenite (excellent rare locality specimen)
Wolframite mine, Pechtelsgrün, Lengenfeld, Vogtlandkreis, Saxony, Germany
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
6.7 x 5.4 x 4.3 cm
Winning Bid: $121
Wire Silver (classic material)
Freiberg, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
4.7 x 3.8 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $339
Anglesite (RARE locality specimen)
Müsen, Hilchenbach, Siegen-Wittgenstein, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
6.1 x 4.7 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $165
Baryte (classic material)
Pöhla-Tellerhäuser Mine, Schwarzenberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
7.0 x 5.7 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $1,700
Baryte
Bäuerin Mine, Schottenberg, Frohnau, Annaberg-Buchholz, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
13.2 x 10.7 x 6.7 cm
Winning Bid: $1,350
Chalcopyrite with Calcite
Freiberg, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
11.8 x 9.3 x 5.2 cm
Winning Bid: $1,800
Calcite (classic material)
Samson Mine, St Andreasberg, Braunlage, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
10.7 x 9.2 x 7.8 cm
Winning Bid: $2,600
Chalcanthite (rare locality specimen)
Beihilfe Mine, Halsbrücke, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
7.2 x 5.2 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $155
Native Bismuth (rare "Federwismut" crystals!)
Schneeberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
6.6 x 6.2 x 3.3 cm
Winning Bid: $501
Goethite (excellent crystals) on Smoky Quartz
Becker Quarry, Freisen, Sankt Wendel, Saarland, Germany
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
7.7 x 6.8 x 4.8 cm
Winning Bid: $195
Calcite (with iron inclusions)
Falkenstein Mine, Oberscheld, Dillenburg, Lahn-Dill, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
7.7 x 7.2 x 4.7 cm
Winning Bid: $130
Dolomite
Gonderbach Mine, Fischelbach, Bad Laasphe, Siegen-Wittgenstein, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
8.3 x 5.2 x 4.6 cm
Winning Bid: $220
Pyromorphite (rare locality specimen)
Beim Stollen Mine, Grafenwöhr, Neustadt an der Waldnaab District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
12.1 x 5.8 x 3.3 cm
Winning Bid: $800