Calcite (DEEP red color)

Item Description

A fantastic example of the classic San Martin Mine Calcites featuring a pronounced, sharp, very well-formed, "dogtooth"-shaped scalenohedral crystal with a nearly black hue on the surface in reflected light, but when the crystal is backlit, it shows a fierce internal red color, due to the iron oxide coating / inclusions. The main crystal has an overgrowth of a later generation of Calcite which are notably more colorless and lustrous. The main Calcite is in great condition, and I just love how it sits like a steep mountain peak with smaller "hills" of Calcite surrounding it. A very impressive and beautiful example of these well-known and unique Calcites from decades ago. Priced in the inventory at $2,000. From the collection of Kurt Hefendehl (#26 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 over the next two to three years through our various platforms.