Benitoite with Joaquinite
at-auction$ 200
- Locality
- Gem Mine, San Benito Co., California, USA
- Minerals
- Benitoite
- Dimensions
- 2.2 x 1.5 x 1.3 cm
- Size class
- Thumbnail
- SID
- AU585
Fat single Benitoite crystal with a small attached brown Joaquinite crystal. Translucent blue with bright, glassy luster on the 2 whitish C-faces. Well crystallized on both sides. Value? Around $300 now. These are essentially a one locality mineral and that locality is closed now. Prices are on a fairly fast upward trajectory.