Rosell Minerales
RM2516 Benitoite
California State Gem Mine, New Idria Mining District, Santa Rita Peak, San Benito Co., California, United StatesVery good size crystal of benitoite, a rare barium and titanium silicate, rich in faces, highlighting those of the trigonal dypraramid, together with those of the hexagonal dypyramid and the pinacoidal faces. Intense color and translucent. It has a small dent in one edge, common in these specimens without affecting the aesthetics of the specimen. On matrix.
Size: 5 x 4.1 x 3.6 cm.
Main crystal: 1.6 cm.
Found in ca. 2003.
Col. Marí-García (Castelló) #0.520
Type Locality
RM1609 Hydromagnesite
Artinite pit, Clear Creek area, Picacho Peak,, New Idria, San Benito Co., California, United StatesGood sized hydromagnesite specimens from this mine and with this quality are uncommon. On the rocky matrix, several globular aggregates of transparent crystals, with a white aspect. Brilliant and very rich specimen. Specimen originally in the collection of Hubin (Belgium).
Size: 8.5 x 6.5 x 4.0 cm.
Main crystal: 3 mm glob.

RM1409 Desautelsite con artinite
Artinite pit, Clear Creek area, Picacho Peak,, New Idria, San Benito Co., California, United StatesA specimen for systematic collectors... A large group of needle-like colorless crystals (prismatic) of artinite, forming aesthetic rosettes. But in this sample we highlight some aggregates of desautelsite crystals, a rare manganese and magnesium carbonate found in very few locations. They are orange crystals forming groups together with the artinite.
Size: 4.3 x 1.6 x 1.8 cm.
RM1410 Desautelsite con artinite
Artinite pit, Clear Creek area, Picacho Peak,, New Idria, San Benito Co., California, United StatesA specimen for systematic collectors... A large group of needle-like colorless crystals (prismatic) of artinite, forming aesthetic rosettes. But in this sample we highlight some aggregates of desautelsite crystals, a rare manganese and magnesium carbonate found in very few locations. They are orange crystals forming groups together with the artinite.
Size: 4.4 x 2.4 x 1.4 cm.
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