BENITOITE – CALIFORNIA'S STATE GEMSTONE

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BENITOITE – CALIFORNIA'S STATE GEMSTONE Dallas Mine, San Benito County, California In the late 1890's, a prospector discovered a blue material that he thought was sapphire. Examination by mineralogists determined that this material was not only a new gemstone but that it also had a previously unknown crystal habit. It...

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