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Benitoite

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Description
Locality: 
Benitoite Mine, San Benito County, California, United States of America
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.6 × 2.4 × 1 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.60cm
Weight: 
4.00gr
Description

Textbook elegant benitoite crystal crops out of a carpet of white natrolite. The specimen was carefully etched in order to preserve the benitoite. which is a perfect triangle with its typical lustre. On the side, a crystal of jet black neptunite. 

Good color and quality for this miniature, now very hard to find as the locality is defunct.

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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Italy (Pacco Celere 3)
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15
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20
Australia & Oceania (Tracked; Zone 3)
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