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Pyramidal with a tiny facet of the base, to flat tabular parallel to the base.","Small generally individual crystals or grains rarely over one millimeter in diameter. Generally equant, occasionally slightly tabular. Striated.",5,5.5,"3.89","3.98","3.93","Vitreous","Transparent,Translucent","Honey-yellow to brown",[68,69,70],"yellow","brown","colorless","{001}","Distinct\u002FGood","Biaxial","+","1.748","1.754","1.76","1.767","1.762","1.823","30","55",1.748,1.823,"r \u003C v marked","Weak","X = Y = colorless; Z = pale yellow.","Absorption: Z > Y > X.","Parallel. X = a; Y = b; Z = c.","Heated in a closed tube it becomes paler in color, loses luster, and yields a little water but does not fuse. Fuses readily in the lower part of a Bunsen flame (fusability 2.5), with intumescence, to a brown glass.","Resists hot hydrochloric and nitric acids. Easily attacked by hydrofluoric acid which leaves a white film of decomposition products on its surface.","In natrolite veins cutting a glaucophane schist inclusion in a serpentinite body.","Harvard Mineralogical Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, number 90840.","Named joaquinite in 1909 by G.D. Louderback and W.C. Blasdale for the Joaquin Ridge in the Diablo Range where the mineral was discovered. The ridge also also borders the San Joaquin Valley. 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· H\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>O","Sr\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>Ba\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>(Na,Fe)\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>Ti\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>[Si\u003Csub>4\u003C\u002Fsub>O\u003Csub>12\u003C\u002Fsub>]\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>O\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>(O,OH)\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>·H\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>O","3.68",23081,[],[],[151],{"id":152,"txt":153,"latitude":154,"longitude":155,"country":156},3531,"California State Gem Mine, Santa Rita Peak, San Benito County, California, USA",36.3361111,-120.6052778,"USA",12,[159,162,166,170,174,177,181,184,188,192,196,200],{"id":160,"year":36,"html":161,"doi":11},16113317,"Louderback, G.D., Blasdale, W.C. (1909) Benitoite, its paragenesis and mode of occurrence. University of California Publications. Bulletin of the Department of Geology: 5: 331-380.",{"id":163,"year":164,"html":165,"doi":11},519993,1932,"Palache, Charles, Foshag, W. F. (1932) The chemical nature of joaquinite. \u003Ci>American Mineralogist\u003C\u002Fi>,  17 (7) 308-312 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='http:\u002F\u002Fwww.minsocam.org\u002Fammin\u002FAM17\u002FAM17_308.pdf' class='refpdflink'>\u003C\u002Fa>",{"id":167,"year":168,"html":169,"doi":11},524831,1967,"Semenov, E. I., Bukin, V. I., Balashov, Yu. A., Sorensen, and H. (1967) Rare earths in minerals of the joaquinite group. \u003Ci>American Mineralogist\u003C\u002Fi>,  52 (11-12) 1762-1769 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='http:\u002F\u002Fwww.minsocam.org\u002Fammin\u002FAM52\u002FAM52_1762.pdf' class='refpdflink'>\u003C\u002Fa>",{"id":171,"year":172,"html":173,"doi":11},525781,1972,"Laird, Jo, Albee, Arden L. (1972) Chemical composition and physical, optical, and structural properties of benitoite, neptunite, and joaquinite. \u003Ci>American Mineralogist\u003C\u002Fi>,  57 (1-2) 85-102 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='http:\u002F\u002Fwww.minsocam.org\u002Fammin\u002FAM57\u002FAM57_85.pdf' class='refpdflink'>\u003C\u002Fa>",{"id":175,"year":172,"html":176,"doi":11},16113319,"Cannillo, E., Mazzi, F., Rossi, G. (1972) The structure type of joaquinite. Tschermaks Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen: 17: 233-246.",{"id":178,"year":179,"html":180,"doi":11},526466,1975,"Rossman, George R. (1975) Joaquinite: The nature of its water content and the question of four coordinated ferrous iron. \u003Ci>American Mineralogist\u003C\u002Fi>,  60 (5-6) 435-440 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='http:\u002F\u002Fwww.minsocam.org\u002Fammin\u002FAM60\u002FAM60_435.pdf' class='refpdflink'>\u003C\u002Fa>",{"id":182,"year":179,"html":183,"doi":11},526539,"Dowty, Eric (1975) Crystal structure of joaquinite. \u003Ci>American Mineralogist\u003C\u002Fi>,  60 (9-10) 872-878 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='http:\u002F\u002Fwww.minsocam.org\u002Fammin\u002FAM60\u002FAM60_872.pdf' class='refpdflink'>\u003C\u002Fa>",{"id":185,"year":186,"html":187,"doi":11},16945157,1982,"Wise, W. S. (1982) Strontiojoaquinite and bario-orthojoaquinite: two new members of the joaquinite group. \u003Ci>American Mineralogist\u003C\u002Fi>,  67 (7-8) 809-816 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Frruff.info\u002Frruff_1.0\u002Fuploads\u002FAM67_809.pdf' class='refpdflink'>\u003C\u002Fa>",{"id":189,"year":190,"html":191,"doi":11},528365,1987,"Nickel, Ernest H., Mandarino, Joseph A. (1987) Procedures involving the IMA Commission on New Minerals and Mineral Names and guidelines on mineral nomenclature. \u003Ci>American Mineralogist\u003C\u002Fi>,  72 (9-10) 1031-1042 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='http:\u002F\u002Fwww.minsocam.org\u002Fammin\u002FAM72\u002FAM72_1031.pdf' class='refpdflink'>\u003C\u002Fa>",{"id":193,"year":194,"html":195,"doi":11},16965128,2001,"(2001) Joaquinite-(Ce). \u003Ci>Handbook of Mineralogy\u003C\u002Fi>. Mineralogical Society of America \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fwww.handbookofmineralogy.org\u002Fpdfs\u002Fjoaquinite-Ce.pdf' class='refpdflink'>\u003C\u002Fa>",{"id":197,"year":194,"html":198,"doi":199},63496,"Matsubara, S., Mandarino, J. A., Semenov, E. I. (2001) Redefinition of a mineral in the joaquinite group: orthojoaquinite-(La) \u003Ci>The Canadian Mineralogist\u003C\u002Fi>,  39 (3) 757-760 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.2113\u002Fgscanmin.39.3.757'>doi:10.2113\u002Fgscanmin.39.3.757\u003C\u002Fa> \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Frruff.info\u002Fdoclib\u002Fcm\u002Fvol39\u002FCM39_757.pdf' class='refpdflink'>\u003C\u002Fa>","10.2113\u002Fgscanmin.39.3.757",{"id":201,"year":202,"html":203,"doi":204},63823,2003,"Grice, J. D.; Ferraris, G. (2003) New minerals approved in 2002 and nomenclature modifications approved in 1998-2002 by the Commission on the New Minerals and Mineral Names, International Mineralogical Association. \u003Ci>The Canadian Mineralogist\u003C\u002Fi>,  41 (3). 795-802 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.2113\u002Fgscanmin.41.3.795'>doi:10.2113\u002Fgscanmin.41.3.795\u003C\u002Fa> \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Frruff.info\u002Fdoclib\u002Fcm\u002Fvol41\u002FCM41_795.pdf' class='refpdflink'>\u003C\u002Fa>","10.2113\u002Fgscanmin.41.3.795",[206,216,226,233,239,245,251,257,266,274,280,286,292,298,304,310,316,321,327,336,342,347,353,359,364,372,381,391,397,403,408,414,420,425,431,437],{"id":207,"source_url":208,"license_code":209,"credit_html":210,"title":211,"description":212,"author":213,"original_width":214,"original_height":215},12635,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=14865831","CC BY-SA 3.0","Christian Rewitzer, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=14865831\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Joaquinite-(Ce)-187583.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FJoaquinite-(Ce)\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Joaquinite-(Ce)\">Joaquinite-(Ce)\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Dallas Gem Mine (Benitoite Mine; Benitoite Gem Mine; Gem Mine), Dallas Gem Mine area, San Benito River headwaters area, New Idria District, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FDiablo_Range\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Diablo Range\">Diablo Range\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FSan_Benito_County,_California\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:San Benito County, California\">San Benito County\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCalifornia\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:California\">California\u003C\u002Fa>, USA (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-3531.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Picture width 2 mm. Collection and photograph Christian Rewitzer  This Photo was Mindat.org Photo of the Day - 8th Jan 2010\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>","Christian Rewitzer",1024,941,{"id":217,"source_url":218,"license_code":219,"credit_html":220,"title":221,"description":222,"author":223,"original_width":224,"original_height":225},12631,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=5543700","Public domain","Géry PARENT, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=5543700\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Joaquinite-(Ce), benitoite, neptunite, natrolite 2.jpg","joaquinite-(Ce), benitoite, neptunite, natrolite : Dallas Gem Mine (Benitoite Mine ; Benitoite Gem Mine ; Gem Mine), Dallas Gem Mine area, San Benito River headwaters area, New Idria District, Diablo Range, San Benito Co., California, USA","Géry PARENT",4288,2848,{"id":227,"source_url":228,"license_code":219,"credit_html":229,"title":230,"description":231,"author":232,"original_width":224,"original_height":225},61656,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=5311509","Parent Géry, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=5311509\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Bénitoïte, neptunite, joaquinite-(Ce), natrolite 1 (USA).jpg","benitoite, neptunite, joaquinite-(Ce), natrolite : Dallas Gem Mine (Benitoite Mine ; Benitoite Gem Mine ; Gem Mine), Dallas Gem Mine area, San Benito River headwaters area, New Idria District, Diablo Range, San Benito Co., California, USA","Parent Géry",{"id":234,"source_url":235,"license_code":219,"credit_html":236,"title":237,"description":238,"author":223,"original_width":224,"original_height":225},12632,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=8990636","Géry PARENT, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=8990636\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Joaquinite-(Ce), benitoite.jpg","joaquinite-(Ce), benitoite : Dallas Gem Mine (Benitoite Mine ; Benitoite Gem Mine ; Gem Mine), Dallas Gem Mine area, San Benito River headwaters area, New Idria District, Diablo Range, San Benito Co., California, USA",{"id":240,"source_url":241,"license_code":209,"credit_html":242,"title":243,"description":244,"author":232,"original_width":224,"original_height":225},12634,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=13585696","Parent Géry, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=13585696\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Benitoite, joaquinite-(Ce), neptunite, natrolite.jpg","benitoite,  joaquinite-(Ce), neptunite, natrolite : Dallas Gem Mine (Benitoite Mine ; Benitoite Gem Mine ; Gem Mine), Dallas Gem Mine area, San Benito River headwaters area, New Idria District, Diablo Range, San Benito Co., California, USA",{"id":246,"source_url":247,"license_code":219,"credit_html":248,"title":249,"description":250,"author":223,"original_width":224,"original_height":225},12633,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=11701372","Géry PARENT, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=11701372\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Benitoite, joaquinite-(Ce), natrolite 1.jpg","benitoite, joaquinite-(Ce), natrolite : Dallas Gem Mine (Benitoite Mine ; Benitoite Gem Mine ; Gem Mine), Dallas Gem Mine area, San Benito River headwaters area, New Idria District, Diablo Range, San Benito Co., California, USA",{"id":252,"source_url":253,"license_code":209,"credit_html":254,"title":255,"description":256,"author":232,"original_width":224,"original_height":225},7293,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=13583820","Parent Géry, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=13583820\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Benitoite, neptunite, joaquinite-(Ce), djurleite, natrolite.jpg","benitoite, neptunite, joaquinite-(Ce), djurleite, natrolite : Dallas Gem Mine (Benitoite Mine ; Benitoite Gem Mine ; Gem Mine), Dallas Gem Mine area, San Benito River headwaters area, New Idria District, Diablo Range, San Benito Co., California, USA",{"id":258,"source_url":259,"license_code":209,"credit_html":260,"title":261,"description":262,"author":263,"original_width":264,"original_height":265},61657,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10124327","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10124327\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Joaquinite-(Ce)-Neptunite-34327.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FJoaquinite-(Ce)\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Joaquinite-(Ce)\">Joaquinite-(Ce)\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FNeptunite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Neptunite\">Neptunite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Dallas Gem Mine (Benitoite Mine; Benitoite Gem Mine; Gem Mine), Dallas Gem Mine area, San Benito River headwaters area, New Idria District, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FDiablo_Range\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Diablo Range\">Diablo Range\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FSan_Benito_County,_California\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:San Benito County, California\">San Benito County\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCalifornia\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:California\">California\u003C\u002Fa>, USA (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-3531.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>For those who know what they are looking at, this piece should be appreciated...it is thought to host one of the largest known crystals of Joaquinite , to a hair over 3 mm in size! That sharp crystal sits front and center on the matrix for nice display. It is, really, an amazing piece (if admittedly esoteric) and I do not think such a specimen can come again the way the recent mining has gone. 8.2 x 4.3 x 3.3 cm\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>","Robert M. Lavinsky",600,404,{"id":267,"source_url":268,"license_code":209,"credit_html":269,"title":270,"description":271,"author":263,"original_width":272,"original_height":273},61658,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10151767","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10151767\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Joaquinite-(Ce)-Natrolite-177673.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FJoaquinite-(Ce)\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Joaquinite-(Ce)\">Joaquinite-(Ce)\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FNatrolite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Natrolite\">Natrolite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Dallas Gem Mine (Benitoite Mine; Benitoite Gem Mine; Gem Mine), Dallas Gem Mine area, San Benito River headwaters area, New Idria District, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FDiablo_Range\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Diablo Range\">Diablo Range\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FSan_Benito_County,_California\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:San Benito County, California\">San Benito County\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCalifornia\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:California\">California\u003C\u002Fa>, USA (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-3531.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 8.5 x 7.6 x 0.8 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>A VERY LARGE specimen of natrolite matrix with SHARP, LUSTROUS, caramel-colored joaquinites to 2mm in size spaced like a ribbon running the length of the piece. These are actually larger and sharper than average for the species. Ex. Martin Zinn Collection.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",400,305,{"id":275,"source_url":276,"license_code":219,"credit_html":277,"title":278,"description":279,"author":232,"original_width":224,"original_height":225},35422,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=11701519","Parent Géry, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=11701519\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Benitoite, neptunite, joaquinite-(Ce), natrolite, serpentine.jpg","benitoite, neptunite, joaquinite-(Ce), natrolite, serpentine : Dallas Gem Mine (Benitoite Mine ; Benitoite Gem Mine ; Gem Mine), Dallas Gem Mine area, San Benito River headwaters area, New Idria District, Diablo Range, San Benito Co., California, USA",{"id":281,"source_url":282,"license_code":209,"credit_html":283,"title":284,"description":250,"author":232,"original_width":285,"original_height":225},12636,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=17017261","Parent Géry, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=17017261\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Benitoite, joaquinite-(Ce), natrolite.jpg",3925,{"id":287,"source_url":288,"license_code":219,"credit_html":289,"title":290,"description":291,"author":232,"original_width":224,"original_height":225},35423,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=11701581","Parent Géry, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=11701581\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Bénitoïte, neptunite, joaquinite-(Ce) sur natrolite et serpentine (USA) 2.jpg","benitoïte, neptunite, joaquinite-(Ce), natrolite, serpentine : Dallas Gem Mine (Benitoite Mine ; Benitoite Gem Mine ; Gem Mine), Dallas Gem Mine area, San Benito River headwaters area, New Idria District, Diablo Range, San Benito Co., California, USA (Locality at mindat.org",{"id":293,"source_url":294,"license_code":209,"credit_html":295,"title":296,"description":297,"author":232,"original_width":224,"original_height":225},7295,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=21137246","Parent Géry, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=21137246\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Benitoite, neptunite, joaquinite-(Ce) djurleite, natrolite.jpg","benitoite, neptunite, djurleite, joaquinite-(Ce), natrolite : Dallas Gem Mine (Benitoite Mine ; Benitoite Gem Mine ; Gem Mine), Dallas Gem Mine area, San Benito River headwaters area, New Idria District, Diablo Range, San Benito Co., California, USA",{"id":299,"source_url":300,"license_code":219,"credit_html":301,"title":302,"description":303,"author":223,"original_width":224,"original_height":225},52554,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=11723297","Géry PARENT, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=11723297\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Neptunite, bénitoïte, joaquinite-(Ce) sur natrolite et serpentine (USA) 2.jpg","benitoite, neptunite, joaquinite-(Ce), djurleite, natrolite : Dallas Gem Mine (Benitoite Mine ; Benitoite Gem Mine ; Gem Mine), Dallas Gem Mine area, San Benito River headwaters area, New Idria District, Diablo Range, San Benito Co., California, USA - benitoite : 15,5 mm, neptunite : 43 mm",{"id":305,"source_url":306,"license_code":209,"credit_html":307,"title":308,"description":309,"author":232,"original_width":224,"original_height":225},7292,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=13344302","Parent Géry, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=13344302\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Benitoite, neptunite, joaquinite-(Ce), djurleite, natrolite, serpentine.jpg","benitoite, neptunite, joaquinite-(Ce), djurleite, natrolite, serpentine : Dallas Gem Mine (Benitoite Mine ; Benitoite Gem Mine ; Gem Mine), Dallas Gem Mine area, San Benito River headwaters area, New Idria District, Diablo Range, San Benito Co., California, USA - benitoïte : 15,5 mm, neptunite : 43 mm, joaquinite-(Ce) : 2 mm, djurleite : 4 mm",{"id":311,"source_url":312,"license_code":209,"credit_html":313,"title":314,"description":315,"author":232,"original_width":224,"original_height":225},61659,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=13581765","Parent Géry, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=13581765\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Joaquinite-(Ce), neptunite (USA).jpg","crystals of joaquinite-(Ce), crystals of neptunite, natrolite, crossite : Dallas Gem Mine (Benitoite Mine ; Benitoite Gem Mine ; Gem Mine), Dallas Gem Mine area, San Benito River headwaters area, New Idria District, Diablo Range, San Benito Co., California, USA",{"id":317,"source_url":318,"license_code":209,"credit_html":319,"title":320,"description":256,"author":232,"original_width":224,"original_height":225},52555,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=13582498","Parent Géry, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=13582498\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Bénitoïte, neptunite, joaquinite-(Ce) (USA) 4.jpg",{"id":322,"source_url":323,"license_code":209,"credit_html":324,"title":325,"description":326,"author":232,"original_width":224,"original_height":225},61660,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=13586043","Parent Géry, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=13586043\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Benitoite, neptunite, joaquinite-(Ce), natrolite.jpg","benitoite, joaquinite-(Ce), neptunite, natrolite : Dallas Gem Mine (Benitoite Mine ; Benitoite Gem Mine ; Gem Mine), Dallas Gem Mine area, San Benito River headwaters area, New Idria District, Diablo Range, San Benito Co., California, USA",{"id":328,"source_url":329,"license_code":209,"credit_html":330,"title":331,"description":332,"author":333,"original_width":334,"original_height":335},61661,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=14866025","Leon Hupperichs, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=14866025\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Joaquinite-(Ce)-Benitoite-89376.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FJoaquinite-(Ce)\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Joaquinite-(Ce)\">Joaquinite-(Ce)\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FBenitoite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Benitoite\">Benitoite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Dallas Gem Mine (Benitoite Mine; Benitoite Gem Mine; Gem Mine), Dallas Gem Mine area, San Benito River headwaters area, New Idria District, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FDiablo_Range\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Diablo Range\">Diablo Range\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FSan_Benito_County,_California\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:San Benito County, California\">San Benito County\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCalifornia\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:California\">California\u003C\u002Fa>, USA (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-3531.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Orange-brown Joaquinite-(Ce) xls together with blue Benitoite xls. Field of view 5 mm. Specimen and photo Leon Hupperichs.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>","Leon Hupperichs",760,581,{"id":337,"source_url":338,"license_code":209,"credit_html":339,"title":340,"description":341,"author":232,"original_width":224,"original_height":225},61662,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=16134211","Parent Géry, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=16134211\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Joaquinite-(Ce), neptunite et natrolite (USA).JPG","crystals of joaquinite-(Ce), crystals of neptunite, natrolite : Dallas Gem Mine (Benitoite Mine ; Benitoite Gem Mine ; Gem Mine), Dallas Gem Mine area, San Benito River headwaters area, New Idria District, Diablo Range, San Benito Co., California, USA",{"id":343,"source_url":344,"license_code":209,"credit_html":345,"title":346,"description":341,"author":232,"original_width":224,"original_height":225},61663,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=16134260","Parent Géry, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=16134260\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Joaquinite-(Ce), neptunite et natrolite (USA) 1.JPG",{"id":348,"source_url":349,"license_code":209,"credit_html":350,"title":351,"description":352,"author":223,"original_width":224,"original_height":225},35424,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=17448706","Géry PARENT, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=17448706\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Joaquinite-(Ce), bénitoïte, neptunite, natrolite, serpentine (Gem Mine San-Benito Californie - USA) 1.JPG","joaquinite-(Ce), benitoite, neptunite, djurleite, natrolite : Dallas Gem Mine (Benitoite Mine ; Benitoite Gem Mine ; Gem Mine), Dallas Gem Mine area, San Benito River headwaters area, New Idria District, Diablo Range, San Benito Co., California, USA (Locality at mindat.org)",{"id":354,"source_url":355,"license_code":209,"credit_html":356,"title":357,"description":358,"author":232,"original_width":224,"original_height":225},61664,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=22522069","Parent Géry, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=22522069\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Joaquinite-(Ce), neptunite, natrolite, serpentine.jpeg","crystals of joaquinite-(Ce), crystals of neptunite, natrolite, serpentine : Dallas Gem Mine (Benitoite Mine ; Benitoite Gem Mine ; Gem Mine), Dallas Gem Mine area, San Benito River headwaters area, New Idria District, Diablo Range, San Benito Co., California, USA",{"id":360,"source_url":361,"license_code":209,"credit_html":362,"title":363,"description":291,"author":232,"original_width":224,"original_height":225},35427,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=22584470","Parent Géry, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=22584470\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Bénitoïte, neptunite, joaquinite-(Ce), natrolite, serpentine 2.JPG",{"id":365,"source_url":366,"license_code":209,"credit_html":367,"title":368,"description":369,"author":232,"original_width":370,"original_height":371},61665,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=32968098","Parent Géry, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=32968098\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Joaquinite-Ce, neptunite, natrolite 300-3-FS.jpg","crystals of joaquinite-(Ce), crystals of neptunite, crystals of natrolite : Dallas Gem Mine (Benitoite Mine ; Benitoite Gem Mine ; Gem Mine), Dallas Gem Mine area, San Benito River headwaters area, New Idria District, Diablo Range, San Benito Co., California, USA",4341,3390,{"id":373,"source_url":374,"license_code":375,"credit_html":376,"title":377,"description":378,"author":223,"original_width":379,"original_height":380},6489,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=41267830","CC BY-SA 4.0","Géry PARENT, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=41267830\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Joaquinite-(Ce), crossite 1100.4408.jpg","joaquinite-(Ce), crossite : California State Gem Mine, Dallas Gem Mine area, San Benito River headwaters area, New Idria District, Diablo Range, San Benito Co., California, USA",1977,1318,{"id":382,"source_url":383,"license_code":384,"credit_html":385,"title":386,"description":387,"author":388,"original_width":389,"original_height":390},2663,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=83657474","CC BY 2.0","James St. John, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=83657474\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Blueschist with benitoite-neptunite-joaquinite-natrolite vein (Franciscan Complex, Jurassic-Cretaceous; Middle Miocene vein mineralization, 12 Ma; Dallas Gem Mine, California, USA) 2 (25400412690).jpg","\u003Cp>Benitoite crystals from California, USA. (public display, Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA)\n\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Blue = benitoite\nWhite = natrolite\nSmall black sticks = neptunite\n\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The bluish-colored crystals shown above are benitoite, a very rare barium titanium silicate mineral (BaTiSi3O9) known principally from San Benito County, California, USA.  Large, gem-quality crystals that have been cut, faceted, and polished have the “fire” of diamond (~same index of refraction), but have a lovely deep blue color (<a href=\"\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external free\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.jewelryexpert.com\u002Fcatalog\u002Fgraphics\u002FFancy-Trillium-Benitoite-1.gif\">http:\u002F\u002Fwww.jewelryexpert.com\u002Fcatalog\u002Fgraphics\u002FFancy-Trillium-Benitoite-1.gif\u003C\u002Fa>\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow\">www.jewelryexpert.com\u002Fcatalog\u002Fgraphics\u002FFancy-Trillium-Ben...<\u002Fa>).  Benitoite is a metamorphic mineral.  Its principal occurrence is in California, where polymineralic veins have intruded a blueschist body between serpentinites and greenstones of the Franciscan Formation.  The Franciscan Fm. is a widespread, heterolithic unit of Jurassic-Cretaceous age in the Coast Ranges of western California.  The vein mineralization age is late Middle Miocene (12 m.y.).\n\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Four minerals are commonly found in these veins: benitoite (blue), neptunite (blackish - Na2KLi(Fe,Mn)2Ti2Si8O24), natrolite (white - Na2Al2Si3O10·2H2O), and joaquinite (orangish-brown - Ba2NaCe2FeTi2Si8O26(OH,F)·H2O).  The natrolite portion is acid-soluble.  Nicely crystalline rock faces like the one shown above are produced by acid etching the natrolite-dominated veins.  After acid treatment, the other minerals stand out in relief.\n\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Stratigraphy of blueschist host rock: Franciscan Complex, Jurassic-Cretaceous\n\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Age of benitoite-bearing vein mineralization: Middle Miocene, 12 Ma\n\u003C\u002Fp>\nLocality: Dallas Gem Mine (a.k.a. Benitoite Gem Mine), near Santa Rita peak, southeast of New Idria, far-southeastern San Benito County, California, USA (~36° 20’ 10” North latitude, ~120° 36’ 19” West longitude)","James St. John",4100,2404,{"id":392,"source_url":393,"license_code":219,"credit_html":394,"title":395,"description":396,"author":223,"original_width":224,"original_height":225},3034,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=5543748","Géry PARENT, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=5543748\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Joaquinite-(Ce), benitoite, neptunite, natrolite 1.jpg","joaquinite-(Ce), benitoite, neptunite, natrolite : Dallas Gem Mine (Benitoite Mine ; Benitoite Gem Mine ; Gem Mine), Dallas Gem Mine area, San Benito River headwaters area, New Idria District, Diablo Range, San Benito Co., California, USA (Locality at mindat.org)",{"id":398,"source_url":399,"license_code":209,"credit_html":400,"title":401,"description":402,"author":223,"original_width":224,"original_height":225},6488,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=19987652","Géry PARENT, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=19987652\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Crossite, bénitoïte, neptunite, joaquinite-(Ce), natrolite, serpentine.JPG","crossite, djurleite, benitoite, neptunite, joaquinite-(Ce), natrolite : Dallas Gem Mine (Benitoite Mine ; Benitoite Gem Mine ; Gem Mine), Dallas Gem Mine area, San Benito River headwaters area, New Idria District, Diablo Range, San Benito Co., California, USA (Locality at mindat.org)",{"id":404,"source_url":405,"license_code":219,"credit_html":406,"title":407,"description":222,"author":223,"original_width":224,"original_height":225},15342,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=5543860","Géry PARENT, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=5543860\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Joaquinite-(Ce), benitoite, neptunite, natrolite 3.jpg",{"id":409,"source_url":410,"license_code":219,"credit_html":411,"title":412,"description":413,"author":223,"original_width":224,"original_height":225},17567,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=11701644","Géry PARENT, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=11701644\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Joaquinite, benitoite, neptunite, djurleite, natrolite.jpg","joaquinite-(Ce), benitoite, neptunite, djurleite, natrolite : Dallas Gem Mine (Benitoite Mine ; Benitoite Gem Mine ; Gem Mine), Dallas Gem Mine area, San Benito River headwaters area, New Idria District, Diablo Range, San Benito Co., California, USA",{"id":415,"source_url":416,"license_code":219,"credit_html":417,"title":418,"description":419,"author":11,"original_width":224,"original_height":225},35411,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=5299918","Unknown author, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=5299918\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Bénitoïte, neptunite, joaquinite-(Ce), natrolite 2 (USA).jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FBenitoite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Benitoite\">Benitoite\u003C\u002Fa> (blue), \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FJoaquinite-(Ce)\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Joaquinite-(Ce)\">Joaquinite\u003C\u002Fa> (brown) and \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FNeptunite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Neptunite\">Neptunite\u003C\u002Fa> (dark red) on \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FNatrolite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Natrolite\">Natrolite\u003C\u002Fa> (white) : Dallas Gem Mine (Benitoite Mine ; Benitoite Gem Mine ; Gem Mine), Dallas Gem Mine area, San Benito River headwaters area, New Idria District, Diablo Range, San Benito Co., California, USA (Locality at mindat.org)",{"id":421,"source_url":422,"license_code":209,"credit_html":423,"title":424,"description":256,"author":232,"original_width":224,"original_height":225},52556,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=13585364","Parent Géry, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=13585364\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Bénitoïte, neptunite, joaquinite-(Ce) sur natrolite (San-Benito Mine Californie - USA).jpg",{"id":426,"source_url":427,"license_code":209,"credit_html":428,"title":429,"description":430,"author":223,"original_width":224,"original_height":225},52557,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=17448678","Géry PARENT, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=17448678\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Joaquinite-(Ce), benitoite, neptunite, natrolite.jpg","joaquinite-(Ce), benitoite, neptunite, djurleite, natrolite : Dallas Gem Mine (Benitoite Mine ; Benitoite Gem Mine ; Gem Mine), Dallas Gem Mine area, San Benito River headwaters area, New Idria District, Diablo Range, San Benito Co., California, USAj",{"id":432,"source_url":433,"license_code":209,"credit_html":434,"title":435,"description":436,"author":232,"original_width":224,"original_height":225},52558,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=19987714","Parent Géry, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=19987714\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Crossite, bénitoïte, neptunite, joaquinite-(Ce), natrolite, serpentine 1.JPG","djurleite, benitoïte, neptunite, joaquinite-(Ce), natrolite : Dallas Gem Mine (Benitoite Mine ; Benitoite Gem Mine ; Gem Mine), Dallas Gem Mine area, San Benito River headwaters area, New Idria District, Diablo Range, San Benito Co., California, USA (Locality at mindat.org",{"id":438,"source_url":439,"license_code":209,"credit_html":440,"title":441,"description":442,"author":232,"original_width":224,"original_height":225},52559,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=21137698","Parent Géry, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=21137698\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Crossite, bénitoïte, neptunite, joaquinite-(Ce), natrolite.jpeg","djurleite, benitoïte, neptunite, joaquinite-(Ce), natrolite : Dallas Gem Mine (Benitoite Mine ; Benitoite Gem Mine ; Gem Mine), Dallas Gem Mine area, San Benito River headwaters area, New Idria District, Diablo Range, San Benito Co., California, USA (Locality at mindat.org)",[444],{"id":445,"url":446,"label":447,"formula":448,"spacegroup":449,"year":179},6882,"\u002Fcif\u002F6882.cif","Dowty 1975","Ba2 Ce2 Ti2 (Fe1.04 Na.96) Si8 O28 H3","C 1 2 1",[451],"Joaquiniet-(Ce)",[453,458,462,466,469,474,477],{"lang":454,"names":455},"ca",[456,457],"Joaquinita-","joaquinita-(Ce)",{"lang":459,"names":460},"de",[461],"Joaquinit-(Ce)",{"lang":463,"names":464},"es",[456,465],"Joaquinita-(Ce)",{"lang":467,"names":468},"eu",[456,465],{"lang":470,"names":471},"fr",[472,473,7],"Joaquinite","Joaquinite-",{"lang":475,"names":476},"it",[473,7],{"lang":478,"names":479},"pl",[480,461],"Joaquinit-","Q3179756",{"history":11,"applications":11}]