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Sapphire

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Description
Locality: 
Miass River, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russian Federation
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8.1 × 7.3 × 4.9 cm
Description

Reare Sapphire from this very uncommon locality. The main crystal is 50mm across - what a spectacular dimension! It is partly glossy and shows dark blue color, the contrast to matrix makes it very eye-catching. Should be high valued for crystal size and rare locality. Out of one of Europe´s leading private collections - Ex Fabian Wildfang coll.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Sapphire

Variety Of: 

Corundum

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