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RM2516   Benitoite
#1978
California State Gem Mine, New Idria Mining District, Santa Rita Peak, San Benito Co., California, United States of America

Very 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
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