Crocoite (ex Franceso Bedogne Collection)

Item Description

A wonderful old specimen of Crococite from the famous Red Lead Mine in Tasmania. The crystals have an electric reddish-orange color with top luster and are sitting on a STABLE (non-crumbling) matrix! The largest crystal measures 1.3 cm long. This is clearly older material, dating back around the 1970s I would say and is a fine example of the species. From the worldwide collection of famed Italian mineral collector, field collector and author, Francesco Bedogne of Sondrio, Italy (Collection #490). 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.