Benitoite

Benitoite and neptunite

Origin: Benitoite Gem mine, San Benito Co., California, U.S.A.

Owner: Lou Perloff

Microscopic image

 

Photo courtesy of: 

Lou Perloff

Photo-Atlas of Minerals

 

Origin: Benitoite Gem mine, San Benito Co., California, U.S.A.

Owner: Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

Sample size: crystals to about 1.5 cm

 

Photo courtesy of: 

Photo-Atlas of Minerals

  

Benitoite in association with joaquinite-(Ce) and vesuvianite

Origin: Gem mine, San Benito Co., California, USA

Sample size: 5 x 4 x 2 cm, crystal 1 cm

 

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Benitoite on natrolite

  

Benitoite on natrolite

  

Benitoite with neptunite

  

Origin: Gem Mine, San Benito County, California, U.S.A.

Sample size: 6 x 4 x 2 cm (top), 6.5 x 4.5 x 2 cm (2nd row), 6.5 x 4.5 x 2 cm (3rd/4th row), 9 x 7.5 x 3 cm (5th/6th row)

 

  

Origin: Gem Mine, San Benito County, California

Sample size: 9 x 8 x 3 cm

 

  

Benitoite with neptunite

Origin: Gem Mine, San Benito County, California
ex. Gressman Collection

Sample size: 2.75 x 2 x 2 cm

 

  

Origin: Gem Mine, San Benito, California, U.S.A.

Sample size: 14.0 x 10.9 x 2.9 cm

 

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The Arkenstone

 

 

  

Benitoite crystals up to 0.6 cm on matrix.

Origin: Gem Mine, San Benito County, California, U.S.A.

Ex. Keith Hayes collection

Sample size: 4.9 x 3.7 x 1.9 cm

 

Photo courtesy of: 

John Veevaert, Trinity Mineral Co

Trinityminerals.com

 

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