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Corundum from San Jacinto Mountains, Riverside County, California

 
Corundum from San Jacinto Mountains, Riverside County, California

DESCRIPTION:No. 59055
Mineral:Corundum
Locality:San Jacinto Mountains, Riverside County, California
Description:Tapered hexagonal corundum crystal that was carefully exposed from matrix and now stands upright off the matrix base. These were rediscovered several years ago by the Gochenour brothers from an old find in the 1890s.
Overall Size:8.5x6x4 cm
Crystals:7 cm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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