Romanechite (ex Franceso Bedogne Collection)

Item Description

Romanechite is an uncommon hydrated barium manganese oxide, and specimens from the type locality are virtually impossible to find on the market! I honestly don't know if we've ever had a piece of this material before. This attractive thumbnail features small, sparkling, reddish-brown / black aggregates of Romanechite on host rock matrix. If you collect species from the type locality, do not miss out on this attractive little display piece, as they are as incredibly rare. From the worldwide collection of famed Italian mineral collector, field collector and author, Francesco Bedogne of Sondrio, Italy. 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.