Epididymite (rare) (ex Francesco Bedogne Collection)

Item Description

Sharp, white, well-formed pseudohexagonal (orthorhbomic twins) of Epididymite measuring up to 6 mm are associated with Bastnaite-(Ce), Cerianite-(Ce), Quartz and Aegirine from the famous locality at Mount Malosa. This is a great association specimen of this classic and hard to find material. From the worldwide collection of famed Italian mineral collector, field collector and author, Francesco Bedogne of Sondrio, Italy (Collection #1921) with two labels from Renato and Adriana Pagano. 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.