Excellent and rare United States Benitoite and Neptunite - With triangular cornflower blue benitoite crystals and Neptunite crystals - 6.3×4.8×3.3 cm - 108 g
An excellent and important sample, from the United States of America, with a classic association of cornflower-blue Benitoite triangular crystals and well-formed Neptunite glossy prismatic crystals. Origin: California State Gem Mine, Diable Range, San Benito, California, United States of America Size: 6. 3 x 4. 8 x 3. 3 cm Weight: 108 g The Benitoite, whose name derives from the location of San Benito County, California, is a blue-coloured silicate mineral. This mineral presents fluorescence when beamed with ultraviolet radiation. The rarity of Benitoite makes it a smaller means of obtaining barium and titanium. Its main use is as a collection specimen, especially when its crystals are well defined or when mixed with the minerals usually associated. Its hardness allows it to be used as a gemstone. For the real exception collectors! ! ! Private collection.
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An excellent and important sample, from the United States of America, with a classic association of cornflower-blue Benitoite triangular crystals and well-formed Neptunite glossy prismatic crystals. Origin: California State Gem Mine, Diable Range, San Benito, California, United States of America Size: 6. 3 x 4. 8 x 3. 3 cm Weight: 108 g The Benitoite, whose name derives from the location of San Benito County, California, is a blue-coloured silicate mineral. This mineral presents fluorescence when beamed with ultraviolet radiation. The rarity of Benitoite makes it a smaller means of obtaining barium and titanium. Its main use is as a collection specimen, especially when its crystals are well defined or when mixed with the minerals usually associated. Its hardness allows it to be used as a gemstone. For the real exception collectors! ! ! Private collection.
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