Description
Estate benitoite 18K & platinum ring with rhodolite garnets. This 18 karat gold and platinum ring features a rare benitoite stone at 1.0 carat accented with two trillion cut rhodolite garnets at .40 carat total weight. This rare benitoite ring is a size 4.
More About Benitoite
Commercial quantities of gem-quality benitoite are found in only one location in the world! The mine is in the New Idria district of San Benito County in California. On October 1, 1985, benitoite became California’s state gemstone. Despite many investigations, the cause of the gem’s blue color is still unknown.