Arsenopyrite (ex Franceso Bedogne Collection)

Trepca Stan Terg Mine, Trepca complex, District of Kosovska Mitrovica, Kosovo
Cabinet, 11.8 x 7.7 x 4.0 cm
Start Time: 07/06/2017 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 07/13/2017 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
Auction Closed

Item Description

An attractive and classic Arsenopyrite specimen from this famous and prolific locale. Hundreds of intergrown, robuat, lustrous, bronzey-silver colored blocky orthorhombic crystals coat the entire display side of the underlying Pyrite matrix. Crystals measure up to 1.3 cm, and with the exception of a few spots around the periphery, the piece is virtually damage free. Very showy and good quality for the species and the locality. Valued at $850. From the worldwide collection of famed Italian mineral collector, field collector and author, Francesco Bedogne of Sondrio, Italy (Collection #XXXX). 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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