Wulfenite (ex Franceso Bedogne Collection)

Item Description

This is a very good Wulfenite specimen from this historic locality. It features fine, sharp, lustrous, orange color, thick tabular crystals of Wulfenite perched atop contrasting crystalline white Calcite on matrix. The largest crystal measures 9 mm, and they are all in great condition. The piece could easily be trimmed down to a miniature if one desired. From the worldwide collection of famed Italian mineral collector, field collector and author, Francesco Bedogne of Sondrio, Italy (Collection #401). 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.