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Corundum (Var: Ruby) : Al₂O₃, Dolomite : CaMg(CO₃)₂
	Jegdalek (Jagdalek; Jagdalak; Jagdalik) Ruby Mine, Sorobi District, Kabol (Kabul) Province, Afghanistan mineral size is 3cm,3cm,2cm. crystal size is 1cm
© Greg Murray	Photo ID: 13970 View Count: 1192
Corundum (Var: Ruby) : Al₂O₃
	Jegdalek (Jagdalek; Jagdalak; Jagdalik) Ruby Mine, Sorobi District, Kabol (Kabul) Province, Afghanistan The pigeon’s blood color in corundum is called ruby. All other colors are sapphire. THIS piece has THE color! The deeply colored ruby, 1.5 cm across, is translucent and highly lustrous. The crystal, 360-degrees complete all around, is aesthetically perched on contrasting white marble. 2.1 x 1.4 x 1.3 cm
© Rob Lavinsky	Photo ID: 49518 View Count: 840
Corundum (Var: Ruby) : Al₂O₃, Calcite : CaCO₃
	Jegdalek (Jagdalek; Jagdalak; Jagdalik) Ruby Mine, Sorobi District, Kabol (Kabul) Province, Afghanistan Excellent miniature with a really good doubly terminated Ruby crystal, with an excellent development of faces and edges. Brilliance and a certain transparency are well outperformed by the intense, deep and uniform color. On matrix. Jagdalak Mine, Sorobi, Kabul, Afghanistan. Found in 2004 Specimen size: 2.4 × 1.5 × 1 cm Main crystal ...
© fabreminerals.com	Photo ID: 194544 View Count: 256
Corundum (Var: Ruby) : Al₂O₃
	Jegdalek (Jagdalek; Jagdalak; Jagdalik) Ruby Mine, Sorobi District, Kabol (Kabul) Province, Afghanistan A bright pigeon-blood-red ruby crystal, 2.6 x 1.3 x 0.8 cm in size, excavated cleanly so that it rises majestically from contrasting matrix! Note the complete-all-around, freestanding termination. In person, when backlit, the crysatl practically glows and there is no mistaking what it is...A dramatic, colorful, and large crystal for a matrix ...
© Rob Lavinsky	Photo ID: 22974 View Count: 951
Corundum (Var: Ruby) : Al₂O₃
	Jegdalek (Jagdalek; Jagdalak; Jagdalik) Ruby Mine, Sorobi District, Kabol (Kabul) Province, Afghanistan 7.6 x 6.7 x 4.0 cm. An impressive ruby specimen from the classic ruby mines here which date back even to Roman times. Large crystals in matrix are rare. Large good crystals in matrix are almost unheard of. This is a rare example of such a piece, with a dominating 3 x 3 x 1.2-cm crystal sticking straight up and completely exposed on either side. ...
© Rob Lavinsky	Photo ID: 197417 View Count: 117
Corundum (Var: Ruby) : Al₂O₃
	Jegdalek (Jagdalek; Jagdalak; Jagdalik) Ruby Mine, Sorobi District, Kabol (Kabul) Province, Afghanistan Bright red ruby corundum crystals in white marble matrix. The red color is classic ruby red. See: Famous Mineral Localities: The Pegmatites of Laghman, Nuristan, Afghanistan in Min. Rec., Sept.-Oct., 1978. Overall size of mineral specimen: 4x3.5x3 cm. Size of individual crystals: 3-13 mm.
© 2001 John H. Betts	Photo ID: 1818 View Count: 1456
Corundum (Var: Ruby) : Al₂O₃
	Jegdalek (Jagdalek; Jagdalak; Jagdalik) Ruby Mine, Sorobi District, Kabol (Kabul) Province, Afghanistan Single crystal of bright red corundum (variety Ruby) on white marble matrix with minor phlogopite. Crystal faces show the typical growth patterns found in corundum. The rear and side is incomplete. Fluoresces red under UV illumination. Overall size of mineral specimen: 33x30x18 mm. Size of individual crystals: 12 mm.
© 2001 John H. Betts	Photo ID: 2071 View Count: 1003
Corundum (Var: Ruby) : Al₂O₃, Marble
	Jegdalek (Jagdalek; Jagdalak; Jagdalik) Ruby Mine, Sorobi District, Kabol (Kabul) Province, Afghanistan A stunning ruby specimen with sharp form showing none of the usual rounded nature we often see on Afghani rubies. It almost certainly grew freestanding into a pocket, whereas most others have to be excavated out of enclosing matrix of quartz or calcite. The crystals are translucent, though not bright and gemmy per se. The color is a very deep, ...
© Rob Lavinsky	Photo ID: 22514 View Count: 991
Corundum (Var: Ruby) : Al₂O₃
	Jegdalek (Jagdalek; Jagdalak; Jagdalik) Ruby Mine, Sorobi District, Kabol (Kabul) Province, Afghanistan This is a superb, unusually sharp ruby crystal of a size we rarely see in good form, much less being on matrix. The piece is 2.5 inches tall overall and 2 inches wide. the ruby is blood red! there is a single crystal and a heartshaped twin! the twin is about 1.25 inches! this is majestic, and incredible for a specimen ruby at a mortal price range. ...
© Rob Lavinsky	Photo ID: 104108 View Count: 335
Corundum (Var: Ruby) : Al₂O₃
	Jegdalek (Jagdalek; Jagdalak; Jagdalik) Ruby Mine, Sorobi District, Kabol (Kabul) Province, Afghanistan 2.9 x 1.8 x 1.8 cm. A complete ruby crystal with fabulous deep pink/red color and perfect form, on marble matrix. The ruby measures right at one centimeter. There is no damage or contact, and both terminations are intact. The crystal is completely exposed on the matrix.
© Rob Lavinsky	Photo ID: 135060 View Count: 232
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