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Ruby & Zoisite

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Ruby & Zoisite

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Description
Locality: 
Longido District, Arusha Region, Tanzania (United Republic)
Class: 
Mixed Specimens
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.5 × 6 × 0.4 cm
Description

Superb specimen of deep-red ruby crystal in green zoisite matrix. The specimen has been thinly sliced making it translucent and showing the internal growth patterns. With LED-backlit the ruby shows an amazing cherry-red color. The size, color combination, and sharpness of the ruby all contribute to a fine, attractive aesthetic.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Ruby

Variety Of: 

Corundum

Formula: 
Al2O3
Strunz: 
4.CB.05
Hardness: 
9.0
Formula: 
Al2O3
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
9.0
Colour: 
Red

Zoisite

Formula: 
{Ca2}{Al3}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Strunz: 
9.BG.10
Hardness: 
6.0 - 7.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Prickler Halt, Ladinger Spitze - Speikkogel area, Saualpe, Carinthia, Austria
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