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Benitoite

Benitoite

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Locality
Gem Mine, San Benito Co., California, USA
Minerals
Benitoite
Dimensions
2 x 1.8 x 1.3 cm
Size class
Thumbnail
SID
LL738

Single Benitoite with 'textbook' form. 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). It looks almost like a crystal model. Thick and complete all around, with Crossite inclusions.

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