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Benitoite

Former collection Christian Mavris
Gem Crystal

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Description
Locality: 
San Benito County, California, United States of America
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.6 × 1.5 × 0.8 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.60cm
Weight: 
12.00gr
Description

An excellent thumbnail featuring a dozen deep blue benitoite on white, carefully etched natrolite. There are textbook triangular crystal, very brilliant, mostly arranged as a chained cluster. They are all very lustrous and partially transparent. The peripheral crystals are not complete, and the core crystals are photo worthy subjects.

A rich and good specimen from this classic - now defunct - locality, and with no reserve!

The weight includes the perky box the specimen is mounted in.

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

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