Neptunite with Benitoite (classic material)

Item Description

One of the great associations in the mineral world is Benitoite with Neptunite. The iconic specimens from the famous California State Gem Mine in San Benito County, California are iconic, and certainly the best examples of these two species together ever found (there are a couple other places in San Benito County where the two minerals are found together, but not anywhere close to the quality or quantity of those from the Gem Mine). This piece features many excellent, highly lustrous, sharp, prismatic, dark reddish-black crystals of Neptunite measuring up to 1.5 cm long, associated with well-formed medium blue colored trigonal crystals of Benitoite measuring up to 1.0 cm across with a bit of white massive Natrolite on Crossite matrix. Minimal damage can be seen, so the piece is not 100% damage-free, but it's still a very nice representative specimen of this classic material. For reference, this locality is mostly exhausted so there will never be any quantity  pieces of this material mined from this great locale again. Priced at $1,250.