| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Sri Lanka > Corundum var. Sapphire |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 60570 |
| Mineral: | Corundum var. Sapphire |
| Locality: | Okkampitiya, Moneragala District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka |
| Description: | Lustrous alluvial transparent blue doubly-terminated sapphire crystal with a smaller sapphire crystal growing out of the bottom termination. The sapphire crystal has excellent luster indicating that is did not travel far down river from the source. |
| Overall Size: | 27x12x12 mm |
| Crystals: | 26-5 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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