Perovskite
Chlorite Schist Knob occurrence, Santa Rita Peak, San Benito County, California, USA
3.0 x 2.4 x 1.5 cm. Mineral specimens from this obscure locale, only a half mile south of the Dallas Gem Mine are rare. Splendent, sharp, jet-black perovskite crystals, to 3 mm, are aesthetically clustered on the thumbnail matrix. Very rare material from the Bob Trimingham Collection and formerly in the Vernon and Zona Braun Collection of ...
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