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Ruby

Fluorescent

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Description
Locality: 
Mysore, Karnataka, India
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4.3 × 3.3 × 2 cm
Description

Isolated and very well defined undamaged crystals of corundum ruby of a pinkish red colour, that show an intense red fluorescence with long-wave UV illumination. Mounted on a socle.

Acquired in 1980. Former Roger Gnat collection.

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

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