Benitoite on Natrolite
Benitoite Gem Mine
San Benito County, California
6.4 cm x 4.8 cm x 3.5 cm
Here is a very nice and interesting small cabinet size specimen of benitoite in natrolite, on a greenish / blue schist matrix.
There is a single large benitoite crystal on this specimen. The crystal is tabular in nature.
The light blue to white crystals measures approx. 2.28 cm., and is 4.2 mm thick.
It has high luster faces and has a gem tip.
The benitoite crystal did not fully form, the growth was interrupted what looks like a few times.
Then much later, when the natrolite formed, it separated parts of the crystal.
