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Benitoite

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Benitoite

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Description
Locality: 
California State Gem Mine, San Benito County, California, United States of America
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
10.5 × 3.6 × 1.6 cm
Description

Fantastic specimen of a well crystallised benitoite crystal perfectly placed in the center of snow-white rhyolite matrix. It is even accompanied with numerous smaller crystals at the side of the specimen. The setup of this specimen is definitely esthetics in high end.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Benitoite

Formula: 
BaTi(Si3O9)
Strunz: 
9.CA.05
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
6.0 - 6.5
Type Locality: 
California State Gem Mine (Dallas Gem Mine; Benitoite Mine; Benitoite Gem Mine; Gem Mine), Dallas Gem Mine area, San Benito River headwaters area, New Idria District, Diablo Range, San Benito Co., California, USA