Corundum

  
  
Origin: Zoutpansberg District, Transvaal, South Africa
Ex. Richard Hauck collection
Sample size: 4.6 x 3.0 x 2.9 cm
 
  
  
Variety ruby with green fuchsite (chrome-rich variety of muscovite, which has bright fluorescence)
Origin: Litchfield Area, Swaziland, South Africa
Ex. Carl Davis collection
Sample size: 6.9 x 4.5 x 2.2 cm
 
  
Ruby in calcite
Origin: Mogok, Burma
Ex. Pete Bancroft collection
Sample size: 5 x 4.5 x 3.5 cm
 
  
Ruby in calcite
Origin: Jagdalek, Afghanistan
Ex. Pete Bancroft collection
Sample size: 3.9 x 2.9 x 2 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Rob Lavinsky

The Arkenstone

 

  
Origin: Aliabad, Hunza Valley, Northern Areas, Pakistan
Sample size: 13 x 12 x 16 mm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Dan Weinrich

Dealer in fine mineral specimens

 

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