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Corundum var. Sapphire from Uva Province, Sri Lanka

 
Corundum var. Sapphire from Uva Province, Sri Lanka

Corundum var. Sapphire from Uva Province, Sri Lanka

DESCRIPTION:No. 61190
Mineral:Corundum var. Sapphire
Locality:Uva Province, Sri Lanka
Description:Doubly-terminated transparent pink sapphire crystal with tabular hexagonal form and flat basal pinacoid terminations. This is a pink sapphire, a gem variety of the mineral species corundum. If the sapphire were deeper pink it would be called ruby. Ex. W. Frech (1913-1998) collection #767; originally acquired in 1974
Overall Size:20x15x10 mm
Crystals:20 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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