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Corundum var. Ruby from Möng Hsu, Shan State, Myanmar (Burma)

 
Corundum var. Ruby from Möng Hsu, Shan State, Myanmar (Burma)

Corundum var. Ruby from Möng Hsu, Shan State, Myanmar (Burma)

Corundum var. Ruby from Möng Hsu, Shan State, Myanmar (Burma)

DESCRIPTION:No. 78980
Mineral:Corundum var. Ruby
Locality:Möng Hsu, Shan State, Myanmar (Burma)
Description:Many lustrous transparent pink ruby crystals, the pink gem variety of the mineral corundum, on limonite-stained matrix. The ruby crystals are equant hexagonal form, with naturally rounded crystal edges, and have excellent transparency.
Overall Size:25x12x10 mm
Crystals:0.5-3.0 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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