Corundum (Var: Ruby)

1.8 x 1.3 x 1.1 cm. This is a new ruby mine, and has been producing amazing bi-colored red/purple rough for the gem trade recently but few crystals have been preserved. This matrix hosts a sharp, gemmy, intensely colored crystal of nearly 1 cm. It is obviously twinned. In shifting lights, these change color and can show a bit of purple/blue color, even.


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Photo added: 22nd Nov 2008