Erythrite (ex Franceso Bedogne Collection)

Item Description

A small cabinet sized specimen of classic, beautiful, bladed, purple-red color Erythrite crystals on matrix. The largest crystal measures a full 1.3 cm long. A good display specimen with nice aesthetics. Classic material, and the best of these specimens have unmatched color in the mineral world. Erythrite would not be a very well known species were it not for the amazing pieces from Morocco. Valued at $1,500. From the worldwide collection of famed Italian mineral collector, field collector and author, Francesco Bedogne of Sondrio, Italy (Collection #706). 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.