Cobaltoan Calcite (ex Franceso Bedogne Collection)

Item Description

A classic display specimen of purplish-pink Cobaltoan Calcite associated with minor green Malachite on matrix from the Kakanda deposit, in DR Congo. Sharp, lustrous, gemmy crystals of Cobaltoan Calicte and great color for the size. From the worldwide collection of famed Italian mineral collector, field collector and author, Francesco Bedogne of Sondrio, Italy (Collection #291) with another label from Roberto Palumbo of Rome. 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.