Zircon & Smoky Quartz on Microcline (Bedogne Coll.)

Item Description

Gemmy golden zircon octahedrons, to 6 mm, are aesthetically set in the front of the striking, jagged mountain range of quartz spikes on the microcline crystal matrix. The display view is nearly pristine, with only a couple of hard-to-see gently bruised quartz tips on the right side of this cutie. Ex Francesco Bedogne Colllection # 164. 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. A choice combination thumbnail from Mount Malosa.