Rynersonite with Schiavinatoite (very rare!) (ex Franceso Bedogne Collection)

Item Description

A very rare combo featuring a 5 mm greyish colored crystal of the very rare niobium tantalum borate Schiavinatoite associated with beige-pink Rynersonite on feldspar matrix from the Tetezantsio-Andoabatokely Pegmatite Field in the famous Betafo District of Madagascar. A SUPER rare combination for any species collector! From the worldwide collection of famed Italian mineral collector, field collector and author, Francesco Bedogne of Sondrio, Italy (Collection #1934). 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.