Braunite (rare) (ex Franceso Bedogne Collection)

Item Description

A beautiful matrix display specimen hosting lustrous, sharp, well-formed crystallized Bruanite measuring up to 1.0 cm across on matrix. Great quality all around and the crystals are notably MORE lustrous than the majority of the Bruanites I've seen from this locality. A fine example of this relatively rare manganese silicate from a world famous mine! From the worldwide collection of famed Italian mineral collector, field collector and author, Francesco Bedogne of Sondrio, Italy (Collection #169). 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.