Lot 689
Classic California Neptunite. From Benitoite Gem Mine, San Benito County, California, USA.
A rare California classic of black prismatic crystals embedded in white natrolite. The crystals in this specimen are well formed and show multiple secondary faces.
Neptunite, discovered in the early 1900s, occurs rarely. Its most famous specimens come from the wonderful deposits at San Benito County in California. Now considered the finest examples of this mineral ever found, they are rare and difficult to find. The mines in San Benito County have been closed and the land reclaimed. These pieces, therefore, can only come to the market by acquisition of older collections.
Measures: 21.6 x 16.25 cm
Size inches: 8.5 x 6 in.
Estimated Value $11,000 - 12,500.
A Bruce/Leicht Mineral.
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