AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Tanzania > Corundum var. Ruby in Zoisite |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 82189 |
Mineral: | Corundum var. Ruby in Zoisite |
Locality: | Longido, Arusha, Tanzania |
Description: | Hexagonal ruby crystals, the pink-red gem variety of the mineral corundum, surrounded by translucent green zoisite. The ruby crystals have vivid pink-red color which contrasts nicely off the green zoisite. Fluoresces red under LW UV illumination. |
Overall Size: | 40x38x20 mm |
Crystals: | 15-20 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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