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30 CTS RARE BENITOTE SPECIMEN USA [MGW4142 ]

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BENITOTE SPECIMEN

This is a natural Benitoite specimen in its host rock mined in California.

Weight30  cts app

Size 33x17x14  mm app

This is a beautiful rare gem known as Benitoite. It comes from the San Benito County in California, hence the name.

It is commonly mistaken for Sapphire because it has the same sea blue colour.

Benitoite  is a rare blue barium titanium silicate mineral, found in hydrothermally altered serpentinite. Benitoite fluoresces under short wave ultraviolet light, appearing bright blue to bluish white in color. The more rarely seen clear to white benitoite crystals fluoresce red under long-wave UV light.

It was first described in 1907 by George D. Louderback, who named it benitoite for its occurrence near the headwaters of the San Benito River in San Benito CountyCalifornia.

Benitoite occurs in a number of sites, but gemstone quality material has only been found in California. It is California's official state gem.

Benitiote has a rare 5 pointed crystal form, and an even rarer 6 pointed form, "star of David"

 

 

 

 

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Overview

Listing Type : Standard
Product ID : 412411
Starting Bid : $38
Starts : 4th April 2017 09:02 am AEST
Ends : 6th April 2017 02:29 am AEST
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