Benitoite
at-auction$ 120
- Locality
- Gem Mine, San Benito Co., California, USA
- Minerals
- Benitoite
- Dimensions
- 1.7 x 1.5 x 1 cm
- Size class
- Thumbnail
- SID
- LL562
Thick 1.3cm blue Benitoite crystal rising up off a schist matrix. The tip of the crystal is transparent so there is some gem rough in this. In the last photo, the crystal is 6mm wide at the fracture below the termination (above which is all transparent). It's hard to say how big a cut stone(s) there are in this, but with one carat gemstones selling for up to $8,000 now, any bit of gem rough is significant!