Chalcophyllite with Cyanotrichite (ex Franceso Bedogne Collection)

Item Description

A classic association specimen of the famous and very hard to find Chalcophyllites from the Cap Garonne Mine in France featuring platy beautiful green colored crystals associated with "needles" of brilliant blue Cyanotrichite. This association is well-known from this locality, but specimens are virtually impossible to obtain on the market. From the worldwide collection of famed Italian mineral collector, field collector and author, Francesco Bedogne of Sondrio, Italy (Collection #126). 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.