Mineral: Andradite (variety demantoid)
Locality: Sferlùn asbestos Mine, Vallone del Cengiaccio, Lanzada, Malenco Valley (Valmalenco), Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
Dimensions: 7.5 x 6 x 4.5 cm / main crystal: 1.6 cm

Description: Mass: 144 g MIM number:1919 Thin plate covered with transparent and very well formed rhombododecahedral crystals with a color ranging from olive green to very bright green for the smallest crystals. It is one of the best demantoid samples ever found in this region, for the size, perfection and color of its crystals. Photographer: Roberto Appiani Publications: "Rivista Mineralogica Italiana #4 Oct-Dec 1999", "Segrete Geometrie - La collezione mineralogica Francesco Bedogné", "Gioielli delle Alpi italiane" Ex collections: Magistretti (Italie), Citran (Italie), Francesco Bedogné (Italie)

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