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Natural Benitoite

This rare and unusual mineral is found only in the southern part of the Mount Diablo range near the San Benito-Fresno border in California. Because of it’s similarity in color it was initially thought to be sapphire. Benitoite is unique in that it crystallizes in a class of the hexagonal system which has a trigonal axis of symmetry and a plane of symmetry at right angles to it, a class known as the dihexagonal dipyramidal. It is typically found as flattened triangular shaped crystals and in association with another rare titanium mineral, neptunite – in a matrix of white naturalite.


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Benitoite Profile

Color information: Blue, white, colorless
Refractive Index: 1.757 – 1.804
Chemical Composition: BaTiSi3O6
Hardness: 6.5
Density: 3.65 – 3.68
Crystal Group: Hexagonal
Ocurrence: San Benito County, California
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