BENITOITE and NEPTUNITE

SAN BENITO GEM MINE, SAN BENITO CO., CA, USA - This specimen hosts both the typical minerals from this locality. There is a terminated blue crystal of benitoite of 1 cm on the edge, well exposed on…

NEPTUNITE

Bright, deep red, terminated 1.7 cm crystal of neptunite on matrix. There are 2 other smaller crystals on the right. Showy 3x3x2 cm specimen. Overall size is 3x3x2 cm.

NEPTUNITE

SAN BENITO GEM MINE, SAN BENITO CO., CA, USA - There are various neptunites on this riolite specimen. The largest neptunite is a terminated crystal of 1.5 cm in size. There are others up to 0.5 cm.…

NEPTUNITE

SAN BENITO GEM MINE, SAN BENITO CO., CA, USA - An incredibly rich specimen ! This rock hosts more than 2 dozens of neptunite crystals ! The color is the typical dark brown and the size is up to 1 cm !…