 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | University Benitoite SAN BENITO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA IN KEEPING WITH the California state theme of this issue...occurrence in spectacular specimens to a single California location. Descriptions of various aspects of...mineral and use as a gemstone (it is the California state gem), and its unique crystallography can be...Professor George Louderback of the University of California soon found the mineral t o be a new species and...type benitoite locality, located in San Benito County, California, is at the southern end of the Diablo |  | | Book (volume) | | Director The Bowers Museum of Cultural Art Santa Ana, California + GEMSTONES OF EAST AFRICA by Peter C....Nevada; blue, cushion cut topaz (25.30 ct), Ramona, California; brownish yellow octagonal calcite (21.30 ct)...ct), Ramona, California; deep red cushion cut rhodochrosite (25.56 ct), Sweet Home Mine, Colorado; colorless...Kern County, California; octagonal step cut violetish pink kunzite (26.61 ct), Pala, California. NECKLACE...Vivid blue matched benitoite gems from San Benito County, California, consisting of 52 benitoites and 75 | | | Book (volume) | | Director The Bowers Museurn of Cultural Art Santa Ana, California GEMSTONES OF EAST AFRICA by Peter C. Keller...red-orange spessartine garnet ( 16.62 et), Ramona, California; deep red cushion cut rho...Kern Cowny, California; octagonal seep cut violetish pink kunzite (26.61 et), Pala, California. NECKLACE...blue matched benitoite gems from Sai, Benito County, California, consisting of 52 benitoites and 75 diainonds... His works are known to almost every collector, gem cutter, gemologist, and mineralogist. His writings |
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