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BENITOITE
Size: 6 cm across Acquired: 1955 donation from Michael and Stanley Kazanjian. Disposition: On display in the Hixon Gem Vault exhibit. Catalog Number: 14461
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Benitoite is a gemstone that is uniquely Californian. It occurs in gem quality at only one spot in San Benito County and is regarded as California's state gemstone.