Benitoite Cabochon, 4.80 carats
Benitoite Gem Mine
San Benito County, California
12.0 mm x 8.7 mm x 4.8 mm
Here is a beautiful polished cabochon of benitoite.
Highly polished benitoite gem cabochons are so hard to photograph.
The cabochon is polished on all sides, with a slightly curved flat bottom.
The cabochon is translucent to transparent in areas.
This highly polished cabochon shows some slight bi-coloration, also allowing it to fluoresce blue in Shortwave and red Longwave UV lighting.
It's color looks mostly deep blue with violet.There are some matrix inclusions running through the cab, that just adds to its beauty.
Amazing to look at using magnification, to view all the interesting internal inclusions.
A beautiful and larger benitoite cabochon, that would look amazing in any piece of jewelry if one so chose.
