{"product_id":"neptunite-with-joaquinite-ce-and-benitoite","title":"NEPTUNITE with JOAQUINITE-(Ce)  and BENITOITE","description":"The combination of Neptunite and Benitoite is a classic from the California State Gem mine on Santa Rita Peak, in San Benito County, California.  As a bonus, this superb specimen also has well developed crystals of the rare cyclosilicate mineral Joaquinite-(Ce).  Also known as the Dallas Gem mine or Benitoite mine, this is the type locality for both Benitoite and Joaquinite-(Ce).  In this showy small cabinet specimen, the Neptunite forms highly lustrous black prismatic acicular crystals to over 2 cm long embedded in fine-grained snowy-white Natrolite which covers a light grey ultramafic matrix.  The Benitoite crystals form very deep blue plates to about 5 mm and the Joaquinite-(Ce) occurs as blocky, burnt-orange crystals of about 1 cubic-mm.  A beautiful specimen of Neptunite with Joaquinite-(Ce) and Benitoite.","brand":"Crystal Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57781010366799,"sku":"CC18865","price":1480.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1011\/3748\/2063\/files\/CC18865_b4f6f84a-2912-4e44-a8a5-4a7975cafaa2.jpg?v=1783975420","url":"https:\/\/crystalclassics.co.uk\/products\/neptunite-with-joaquinite-ce-and-benitoite","provider":"Crystal Classics UK","version":"1.0","type":"link"}