Calcite (ex Francesco Bedogne Collection)

Item Description

An attractive and eye-catching Calcite specimen from Joplin featruing a predominant, rich golden color scalenohedron measuring 5.0 cm long with a few accompanying crystals on minor matrix. The main crystal is completely undamaged and looks beautiful from every side. From the worldwide collection of famed Italian mineral collector, field collector and author, Francesco Bedogne of Sondrio, Italy (Collection #325). 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.