Milarite on Adularia (var: Valencianite) (ex Francesco Bedogne Collection)

Item Description

A classic specimen from the Valenciana Mine in Mexico. This specimen hosts tabular, compressed, hexagonal, greenish-yellow colored crystals of Milarite associated with sharp, blocky, lustrous, sharp, cream-colroed crystals of Adularia (var: Valencianite). Obviously the Adularia from this mine was distinctive enough that it earned a honor of being named after the locality. The Milarite crystals measure up to 2 mm across. This material not often seen on the market for sale, and good specimens from the Valenciana mine are prized in this size and quality. From the worldwide collection of famed Italian mineral collector, field collector and author, Francesco Bedogne of Sondrio, Italy (Collection #386). 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.