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Benitoite Mineral Specimens

First discovered in 1906, this barium titanium silicate comes from the Diablo Range in San Benito County, California, for which it is named. Sometimes called "heavenly stone," benitoite is an exquisite blue color with a higher dispersion than diamond. It exhibits pleochroism, which means it shows different colors in different directions; a rich blue in the direction of the main crystal axis and almost colorless in vertical direction to the axis. It is associated with natrolite, a hydrated sodium aluminum silicate; rare black neptunite, a silicate of titanium, iron, and sodium; and rare joaquinite, a complex silicate of sodium, calcium, titanium, and iron.

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All weights and measurements are approximate.

Thumbnail Picture of Mineral Specimen #Sp2015 - Benitoite and Neptunite on Natrolite - Weight 43 grams #SP2015 - Benitoite and Neptunite on Natrolite - Weight: 43 grams - Specimen Size: 2" x 1" x 1" - Price: $400.00

Thumbnail Picture of Mineral Specimen #Sp2016 - Benitoite, Neptunite, Joaquinite on Natrolite - weight 23.6 grams #SP2016 - Benitoite, Neptunite, Joaquinite on Natrolite - Weight: 23.6 grams - Specimen Size: 1 5/8" x 1/25" x 1" - Price: $295.00

Thumbnail Picture of Mineral Specimen #Sp2017 - Benitoite and Neptunite on Natrolite - Weight 12.1 grams #SP2017 - Benitoite and Neptunite on Natrolite - Weight: 12.1 grams - Specimen Size: 1 5/8" x 1" x .50" - Price: $195.00

Thumbnail Picture of Mineral Specimen #Sp2018 - Benitoite and Neptunite on Natrolite - Weight 8.1 grams #SP2018 - Benitoite and Neptunite on Natrolite - Weight: 8.1 grams - Specimen Size: 1" x .75" x .50" - Price: $235.00

Thumbnail Picture of Mineral Specimen #Sp2019 - Benitoite and Neptunite - Weight 16.4 grams #SP2019 - Benitoite and Neptunite on Natrolite - Weight: 16.4 grams - Specimen Size: 1.5" x 1 3/8" x .50" - Price: $175.00

Thumbnail Picture of Mineral Specimen #Sp2020 - Benitoite and Neptunite - Weight 8.4 grams #SP2020 - Benitoite and Neptunite on Natrolite - Weight: 8.4 grams - Specimen Size: 1" x 7/8" x .75" - Price: $275.00

Thumbnail Picture of Mineral Specimen #Sp2021 - Benitoite and Neptunite - Weight 75.2 grams #SP2021 - Benitoite and Neptunite on Natrolite - Weight: 75.2 grams - Specimen Size: 3" x 1.5" x .75" - Price: $225.00

All weights and measurements are approximate.

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