0.85 ct. Benitoite
Color: Medium Dark Slightly Violetish-Blue
Clarity: Eye Clean to Slightly Included
Origin: San Benito Co., California
Cut: Triangle
Treatments: None
Measurements: 6.7 x 4.6 mm
Something of a value opportunity for a lovely, larger benitoite. Excellent top color and a beautiful precision cut (in a shape that we always find complements the natural crystal shape of the species) this gem has interesting, tiny inclusions. Entirely eye clean, the stone under 10x shows a series of inclusions of the mineral crossite. This is actually one of the matrix minerals associated with Benitoite so we couldn’t resist a photo showing the stone resting on a crossite base. Very fine looking gem and the classic color for this beloved American species.