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Andradite from Benitoite Gem Mine, San Benito County, California, USA

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Large black lustrous crystal of perovskite 1.2 cm in size on matrix with small black sparkling crystals of andradite. Collected by Chuck Trantham on May 22, 1982. The specimen comes with his handwritten label.

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SpeciesAndraditePerovskite
SizeMiniature
Dimensions4.0 x 2.5 x 1.5 cm
Added on02/24/2025
LocalityUSA, California, Benitoite Gem Mine
Current owner
Unknown Owner
Acquired
Mar 2025
Price paid
$30.00
Previous owners
DateCollectorAcquisition price
—Weinrich MineralsNot disclosed

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Andradite
Mineral guide
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vivid demantoid greens, topazolite yellows, and melanite blacks; sharp, fire-filled crystals with skarn associations and strong collecting value.
Andradite
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Andradite from Benitoite Gem Mine
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Locality guide
Benitoite Gem Mine
Benitoite Gem Mine, USA - California state gemstone locality famed for sapphire-blue benitoite crystals on natrolite, with rare paragenesis and collector value.