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Benitoite

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Benitoite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
San Benito County, California, United States of America
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.4 × 1.3 × 1.2 cm
Weight: 
2.00gr
Description

Textbook floater benitoite crystal. The specimen features an excellent triangular habitus, very lustrous faces and an overall blue-grey color. At the tips, the gemminess is evident. A near-perfect floater, with some minor grey crossite. On the back side, a couple of blocky joaquinite crystals are also present.

A specimen which comes in a good color and quality. An excellent quality piece, it comes in its Perky box. 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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