Cyanotrichite & Azurite (rare combo) Bedogne Coll.

Cap Garonne Mine, Le Pradet, Var, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France
Toenail, 3.0 x 2.1 x 1.1 cm
Start Time: 03/15/2018 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 03/22/2018 6:49:52 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

A RARE, rich and excellent combination miniature from this classic old French copper mine. Cute tufts of bright sky-blue gem cyanotrichite needles are aesthetically set in the upper right hand corner of the sculptural matrix covered with pinwheel sprays of navy- and electric-blue azurite blades. Ex Francesco Bedogne Collection # 2417. 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. Cyanotrichite and azurite combinations are RARE from here and this is an exceptional combination. A MUST for the species or locality collector.

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