Bavenite - Beura Quarries, Italy - 11.5 x 12.5 x 6 cm / main crystal: 1.0 cm

Mineral: Bavenite
Locality: Beura Quarries, Beura-Cardezza, Ossola Valley, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont (Piemonte), Italy
Dimensions: 11.5 x 12.5 x 6 cm / main crystal: 1.0 cm

Description: Mass: 783 g MIM number:1922 Intact 2 cm wide tuft of white acicular crystals developed on a gneiss matrix. The crevices that form in the gneiss extracted from the Ossola quarries are frequently rich in well-crystallized minerals such as this exceptional aggregate. Photographer: Roberto Appiani Publications: "Segrete Geometrie - La collezione mineralogica Francesco Bedogné", "Gioielli delle Alpi italiane" Ex collections: Colombo (Italie), Bartolucci (Italie), Francesco Bedogné (Italie)