Description: BENITOITE on NATROLITE with NEPTUNITE: California State Gem Mine, San Benito Co., California, USA. Dimensions: 2.9 x 2.5 x 2.3cm, thumbnail. This is an exceptional and balanced Benitoite thumbnail from the type locality with a large, prominent and perfect 2cm Benitoite crystal prom inently displayed! The unusually lustrous and triangular shaped Benitoite is perfectly formed and zoned with a thick, sapphire blue rim and a small pale blue core which is an ideal aspect of the best Benotoites. It is translucent to gemmy in places and exhibits a nice luster on the large faces and a glassy luster on the the thin prism faces on the edges, as is typical of these. This is an exceptional crystal! There is one nearly 4mm, glossy black Neptunite crystal on the front lower right of the Benitoite for perfect accent! The contrast between the rich sapphire blue Benitoite crystal and the jet black Neptunite against the white Natrolite is absolutely ideal and accentuates this very aesthetic piece. And of course it glows its characteristic bright creamy blue in short wave UV! An exceptional Benitoite thumbnail! Great ones like this are extremely difficult to obtain! Buyer pays USPS Priority Mail shipping with signature required. Thank you for reviewing this listing and see my other items!
Price: 3200 USD
Location: Lead, South Dakota
End Time: 2025-01-17T23:00:01.000Z
Shipping Cost: 12 USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Modified Item: No
