Benitoite Value & Market Price
A market-wide average across qualities and sizes. Your stone's value depends on carat, color, clarity, cut, treatment, and origin.
What is moving benitoite prices
- News & Events: pushing prices up
- Metal Prices: weighing on prices
About benitoite
Benitoite is a rare barium titanium silicate best known from San Benito County, California. It has a rich sapphire-like blue color, high dispersion and strong birefringence, with Mohs hardness about 6–6.5. Most stones are small, but they can show exceptional brilliance.
Where benitoite comes from
- United States (~95% of supply)
What is your benitoite worth?
Market averages will not price your stone. GemstoneAI identifies gems and jewelry from a photo, checks authenticity and treatment signals, and gives you a real market valuation in seconds. Free to try.
How much is benitoite worth?
The GemstoneAI market index for benitoite is $5,121 per carat as of 2026-08-04. That is a market-wide average across qualities, not a quote for a specific stone. Individual value depends on carat, color, clarity, cut, treatment, and origin.
How can I tell if my benitoite is real?
Visual tests alone are unreliable. GemstoneAI analyzes a photo of your stone for identity, treatment indicators, and authenticity signals, then estimates market value. It is free to try.
Is benitoite a good investment?
Over the past 30 days the benitoite index moved +11.3%. Gem prices move on supply, demand, and metal markets; treat any single stone as a collectible first and an asset second.