Gaudefroyite (fine quality) with Andradite and Hausmannite (ex Francesco Bedogne Collection)

N'Chwaning Mines, Kuruman, Kalahari manganese field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
Small Cabinet, 7.2 x 5.2 x 3.6 cm
Start Time: 08/03/2017 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 08/10/2017 6:46:38 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

Gaudefroyite is an extremely rare manganese borate and is especially difficult to find in crystal form from any locality. This specimen features notably sharp AND lustrous, prismatic black crystals of Gaudefroyite measuring up to 5 mm associated with glowing red Andradite Garnet and small black pseudo-octahedral crystals of Hausmannite on matrix. A great small cabinet specimen a very rare species. From the worldwide collection of famed Italian mineral collector, field collector and author, Francesco Bedogne of Sondrio, Italy (Collection #1688) with two labels from Renato and Adriana Pagano. 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.

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