Tabular Benitoite Crystals on Matrix
Benitoite Gem Mine
San Benito County, California
4.0 cm x 3.1 cm x 2.3 cm
Here is a very nice specimen from this famous mine.
This miniature size specimen of greenish blue schist with some snowy white natrolite,
hosts a 1 cm, high luster tabular benitoite crystals.
It is flat laying on the matrix and is quite transparent.
This crystal has blue edges with a colorless center, great fluorescence in both long and shortwave UV.
There are a few other smaller benitoite crystals, but their growth was interrupted by the matrix.
Not your average benitoite specimen.
