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Ruby

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Description
Locality: 
Mundarara Mine, Longido District, Arusha Region, Tanzania (United Republic)
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8 × 4 × 2.6 cm
Largest Crystal: 
2.50cm
Description

Deep red crystals of ruby embedded in zoisite. A good and contrastful specimen with typical hexagonal ruby crystal.

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