super-Gemmy Scheelite & Quartz on Muscovite (Bedogne Coll.)

Item Description

A gorgeous, gemmy, burnt-orange, 2.0 cm scheelite crystal with a super sharp termination is aesthetically set on the sculptural matrix covered with pearlescent muscovite plates. The imposing sharp 2.5 cm, upright quartz crystal is a dramatic accent to this showy and excellent combination specimen from this famed locale. Ex Francesco Bedogne Colllection #1689. Dr. Bedogne, 1942-2012, was a well-known Italian mineralogist, prolific author, field collector and collector. Read his biography in the Mineralogical Record Biographical Archive: http://www.minrec.org/labels.asp?colid=118. An exceptional scheelite crystal from this locale.