Clarity: VVS
Type: Benitoite
Luster: Excellent
Weight: .57 cts.,
Origin: San Benito County, California USA,
Size: 5.5 mm x 4.0 mm
Color: Dark Blue with Violet
Shape: Oval Cut
Treatment: None, 100% natural
Here is a beautiful benitoite gemstone.
You can get this one at lower than the usual pricing.
The reason is that the cut is very slightly out of shape, but you really need magnification to see it.
Otherwise, it is a very eye clean Benitoite.
This is still a top Clarity benitoite.
This gemstone is Very Eye Clean. Using a 10X loupe, I do not see any inclusions.
The color is a beautiful benitoite Dark Blue with Violet.
This benitoite shows the gems Pleochroism very well, making the stone appear slightly lighter or darker in color depending on the orientation when viewed.
The stone has great life in the sunlight.
Please look at the photos, they just cannot properly express the true beauty of this stone.
All photos are taken at extreme magnification, so that you can see what you are purchasing.
Anything on the surface of the stone in the photos is either dust, cotton fibers, or what is known as flea bites.
These cannot be seen with the naked eye.
None of my photos are color enhanced. The colors you see are the true colors of the gemstone.
