Apatite (ex Francesco Bedogne Collection)

Item Description

A classic Apatite specimen from Cerro de Mercado featuring MULTIPLE sharp, lustrous, gemmy, euhedral, prismatic crystals of Apatite with the well known slightly greenish yellow color sitting on matrix. These crystals are not nearly as common on the market as they were about 20 years ago, and are certainly some of the most distinctive crystals of Apatite from any locality in the world. MATRIX specimen are exceedingly difficult to obtain in this quality, especially with more than ONE crystal on matrix. The crystals have great form and are well isolated from one another. Overall, a good quality specimen of this renowned Mexican material. The largest crystal measures 1.5 cm. Valued at $1750. From the worldwide collection of famed Italian mineral collector, field collector and author, Francesco Bedogne of Sondrio, Italy (Collection #267). 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.