Malachite ("primary")

Item Description

An excellent and showy "primary" Malachite specimen from an unknown locality in Katanga, D. R. Congo. Several VERY sharp and lustrous, Malachite crystals up to 8 mm intergrown and essentially off matrix. A bit of damage here and there, but good shape overall. Primary Malachite of this quality is significant, and is not that common from anywhere. From the worldwide collection of famed Italian mineral collector, field collector and author, Francesco Bedogne of Sondrio, Italy (Collection #1128). 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.