Acanthite with Pearceite-T2ac (Arsenpolybasite) (ex Francesco Bedogne Collection)

Item Description

A good quality, sharp lustrous silvery specimen of Acanthite with minor Pearceite-T2ac (originally labeled as Arsenpolybasite). This specimen is from a find from around 2003. A good reference piece if nothing else and hard to find on the market. From the worldwide collection of famed Italian mineral collector, field collector and author, Francesco Bedogne of Sondrio, Italy (Collection #2047). Bedogne wrote dozens of articles and several books about the mineralogy of Italian Alpine localities such as Val Bregaglia, Val Masino, Val Codera, Val Spluga, Valtellina and the famous Val Malenco. He was also the founder of the Valtellinese Mineralogical Institute.