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Benitoite (Robert Whitmore Coll.)
- Dallas Gem Mine, San Benito Co., California
- Small Cabinet, 6.7 x 4.7 x 3.1 cm
- Start Time: 07/31/2010 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 08/05/2010 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
Classic, indigo-blue, benitoite crystals richly and aesthetically cover this sculptural specimen with a starkly contrasting snow-white natrolite coating on the matrix. The benitoite crystals, to 1.5 cm, are partially gemmy and display the classic trigonal form. This very fine and showy piece is essentially pristine, with just a bit of periphery wear. Certainly one of the best benitoites we have offered at auction in a while. Ex Dorothy McCarthy and Robert Whitmore Collection # 324. valued $900