Benitoite with Neptunite and Joaquinite.
Benitoite Gem Mine
San Benito County, California
8.80 cm x 5.80 cm x 3.0 cm
Here is a really nice specimen from this famous mine.
The only place in the world that these 3 rare minerals can be found together.
Here is a beautiful plate of crystals on a bluish green schist matrix with snowy white natrolite.
Dozens of exposed benitoite crystals, many only partially exposed.
Many well formed and terminated, with some that are not fully formed.
There are about a dozen large, high luster neptunite crystals, complete and partial and many smaller micro crystals.
Found on areas of exposed matrix are orange micro crystals of joaquinite.
The specimen has great color contrast.
The bottom is cut flat, so it can be displayed without a stand.
A great multi mineral specimen of these rare minerals.
