Carletonite on Magnesio-arfvedsonite (ex Franceso Bedogne Collection)

Item Description

This is one of the great classics of the locality. Mount Saint-Hilaire is one of the world's most significant and productive localities, and produces many "best in the world" specimens of a lot of minerals, including killer Carletonites. This piece is an attractive small miniature showing bright sky blue pseudocubic crystals of gemmy Carletonite sitting on black prismatic Magnesio-arfvedsonite matrix. Up close, the quality of the Carletonites is good, and they have such an enticing color with wonderful gemminess. From the worldwide collection of famed Italian mineral collector, field collector and author, Francesco Bedogne of Sondrio, Italy (Collection #1451). 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.