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Benitoite

Benitoite

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Locality
Gem Mine, San Benito Co., California, USA
Minerals
Benitoite
Dimensions
1.4 x 1.3 x 0.6 cm
Size class
Thumbnail
SID
LL739

Single Benitoite with near 'textbook' form and Crossite inclusions. Benitoite is the only mineral that crystallizes in the trigonal bipyramidal form, a form that was only hypothesized prior to it's discovery. Here you have a perfect example of the rare form (and a rare mineral). There is one natural step growth on the back of one corner, otherwise is perfectly symetrical on both sides.