Benitoite was named after the county where it was first found, San Benito County, in 1907 and to this day San Benito County is the only place in the world that you can find this gemstone, making it among the rarest gems on the planet.  Benitoite became California’s official state gemstone in 1985.  The price of this gemstone is between $500 and $3,000 per carat depending the quality of the stone and most of the gems found are less than one carat in size.

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Metal
casting is known and loved for the high temperatures, glowing molten metal, and
the possibility to make nearly anything. Metal and their alloys are not the
only things that can be used in casting. Casting in plastic, most notably resin
casting, is becoming popular with artists and jewelers looking for something
odd and unique.

Resin casting does not involve the use of furnaces, crucibles, or casting sand.
In fact all one really needs for resin casting is a mold, some resin (of
course), and time.

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