super-Gemmy Scheelite & Quartz on Muscovite (Bedogne Coll.)

Mt Xuebaoding, Pingwu Co., Sichuan Province, China
Cabinet, 10.0 x 6.0 x 3.8 cm
Start Time: 04/19/2018 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 04/26/2018 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

A gorgeous, gemmy, burnt-orange, 2.0 cm scheelite crystal with a super sharp termination is aesthetically set on the sculptural matrix covered with pearlescent muscovite plates. The imposing sharp 2.5 cm, upright quartz crystal is a dramatic accent to this showy and excellent combination specimen from this famed locale. Ex Francesco Bedogne Colllection #1689. 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. An exceptional scheelite crystal from this locale.

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