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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 55793 |
| Mineral: | Benitoite, Neptunite and Natrolite |
| Locality: | Benitoite Gem Mine, San Benito County, California (Type Locality for Benitoite) |
| Description: | Lustrous-to-waxy translucent blue triangular benitoite crystals to 10 mm in white natrolite with prismatic red-black neptunite crystals to 14 mm. The smallest neptunite crystals are dark translucent red. The benitoite fluoresces under UV illumination. Originally acquired in 1991 |
| Overall Size: | 7x4.5x3 cm |
| Crystals: | 1-14 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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