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Corundum Var Sapphire

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Corundum Var Sapphire

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Description
Locality: 
Emmelberg, Üdersdorf, Daun, Eifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.8 × 3 × 1.7 cm
Description

Purplish-blue corundum var. saphire in cavities of matrix. 

Beautiful!

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Corundum

Formula: 
Al2O3
Strunz: 
4.CB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
9.0
Streak: 
White

Sapphire

Variety Of: 

Corundum

Formula: 
Al2O3
Strunz: 
4.CB.05
Hardness: 
9.0
Formula: 
Al2O3
Hardness: 
0.0