Adamite (ex Francesco Bedogne Collection)

Item Description

One of the most classic localities for Adamite in the world is the Ojuela mine in Mexico. This material is some of the most beautiful and classic material for the species. This particular specimen features lustrous, classic, yellow-green radiating "fan"-shaped groups of Adamite on minor gossan matrix. This is a nice overall miniature size specimen and the best of this material will go down as some of the finest quality and color Adamite in history. From the worldwide collection of famed Italian mineral collector, field collector and author, Francesco Bedogne of Sondrio, Italy. 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.