Peridot (ex Franceso Bedogne Collection)

Sapat Gali, Naran, Kaghan Valley, Mansehra District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Miniature, 4.3 x 2.6 x 2.2 cm
Start Time: 07/06/2017 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 07/13/2017 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

This is a now classic example of what have become some of the finest Peridot crystals in the world. No world locality has produced the quality and quantity of euhedral Peridot crystals like Sapat Gali. This specimen is a very attractive miniature featuring, well-formed gemmy, lime green color crystals of Peridot measuring up to 2.5 cm on matrix. Good condition all around, and the main crystal is really attractive. Valued at $850. From the worldwide collection of famed Italian mineral collector, field collector and author, Francesco Bedogne of Sondrio, Italy (Collection #1324). 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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