Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka

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Chrysoberyl : BeAl₂O₄
	Rakwana, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka V-twin crystals of yellow-brown chrysoberyl fully crystallized front and back. The twin plane is visible running down the middle. Good, translucent crystals, no damage. Overall size of mineral specimen: 20x14x7 mm. Size of individual crystals: 20 mm.
© 2003 John H. Betts	Photo ID: 10836 View Count: 386
Chrysoberyl : BeAl₂O₄
	Rakwana, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka Picture size 18 mm. Collection M. Kampf No 73-001.
© 2005 M. Kampf	Photo ID: 27070 View Count: 272
Chrysoberyl : BeAl₂O₄
	Rakwana, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka Chrysoberyl. Specimen size 3,5x1,3cm. Photo and Collection; Jorge M. Alves.
© Jorge M. Alves	Photo ID: 81179 View Count: 155
Chrysoberyl : BeAl₂O₄
	Balangoda, Ratnapura, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka 2.0 x 1.9 x 1.5 cm. A superb, gemmy and lustrous, honey-brown, V-twinned chrysoberyl crystal from the famed Ratnapura area of Sri Lanka. This complete all-around and undamaged beauty has textbook crystal form. A couple of the edge faces are frosted/contacted, but there is no damage, per se and the classic form is certainly not diminished.
© Rob Lavinsky	Photo ID: 163995 View Count: 128
Chrysoberyl : BeAl₂O₄
	Rakwana, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka 2.4 x 2.4 x 0.3 cm. This is a very good quality Sri Lankan Chrysoberyl specimen showing excellent cyclic twinning, sharp faces, great transparency in places and a subdued yellow-green color. Ex. Richard Kosnar Collection.
© Rob Lavinsky	Photo ID: 164055 View Count: 67
Chrysoberyl : BeAl₂O₄
	Rakwana, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka 2.5cm x 2.3cm x 0.5cm Light brown/green crystal purchased from Mountain Minerals International in Tucson 2009. Collection of Danny Jones.
© Danny Jones	Photo ID: 232530 View Count: 38
Corundum : Al₂O₃
	Ratnapura, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka Crystal of colorless corundum with many lustrous faces on the front half of the crystal (hard to photograph). One end of the crystal is gemmy and could yield perhaps a 1 carat faceted gemstone. Overall size of mineral specimen: 15x9x8 mm. Size of individual crystals: 15 mm.
© 2003 John H. Betts	Photo ID: 10832 View Count: 471
Corundum : Al₂O₃
	Ratnapura, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka A perfect doubly terminated translucent colorless crystal of corundum measuring 16 x 12 x 35 mm in size. No damage and is complete all around with sharp well formed faces. Weighs 9 grams. The translucency is very good; a fine example for this species from the gem gravels of Sri Lanka!
© Dan Weinrich	Photo ID: 118787 View Count: 89
Corundum (Var: Ruby) : Al₂O₃
	Ratnapura, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka Colorful specimen of ruby corundum attached to small chunk of white marble matrix. Two crystal faces show typical striations, the back faces ore obscured by remnants of matrix. The crystal appears to be complete. Overall size of mineral specimen: 25x20x18 mm. Size of individual crystals: 15 mm.
© 2002 John H. Betts	Photo ID: 5772 View Count: 699
Corundum (Var: Sapphire) : Al₂O₃
	Gem gravels, Ratnapura, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka A complex floater gem sapphire crystal that is a combination of four members at various positions. Striated and with beautiful luster and zoning. A gem for sure! 1.2 x .90 inches. Crystal-Odyssey specimen. gemcrystals@aol.com
© Joseph A. Freilich	Photo ID: 77431 View Count: 1821