Euclase (ex Franceso Bedogne Collection)

Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou Prefecture, Jiangxi Province, China
Small Cabinet, 8.2 x 3.7 x 2.8 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

Even though Euclase is reported from China, we haven't seen too many pieces in person. This piece simply came labeled as coming from "Guangxi Province", but it's most likely from Jiangxi Province, as Euclase has been known from the Piaotang Mine. Sharp, well-formed, very gemmy, colorless crystals measuring up to 1.0 cm sitting aesthetically on matrix. I like the fact that the crystals are well-isolated and not jumbled together like most I've seen from this locality. A few minor nicks keep the piece from being 100% perfect, but this is rare material and if you collect Chinese minerals, you need one of these in your collection to round it out. From the worldwide collection of famed Italian mineral collector, field collector and author, Francesco Bedogne of Sondrio, Italy (Collection #2422). 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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