Labunstovite-(Mn) (rare) (ex Franceso Bedogne Collection)

Item Description

A rare Labuntsovite specimen from the famous Poudrette Quarry at Mont Saint-Hilaire. The piece hosts small but beautiful crystals of rich orange color Labuntsovite-(Mn) on matrix. We have photographed the crystals with a Canon MP-E macro lens to better illustrate the quality. If you're a rare mineral collector, be sure to pick this one up. From the worldwide collection of famed Italian mineral collector, field collector and author, Francesco Bedogne of Sondrio, Italy (Collection #1712). 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.