California State Gem Mine, Santa Rita Peak, San Benito County, California
Thumbnail - 2.5 x 1.6 x 1.1 cm
2.1 grams
Fluorescent (SW)
Specimen status: Available
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An 8 mm stony (crossite included), tabular and dark blue benitoite crystal on a matrix of crossite and rough neptunite. As is typical for the species, the benitoite fluoresces a bright bluish white under shortwave UV. The locality is closed and no new material is coming to market. This sample was prepared from a sample rescued from another dealer's trash pile!
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