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Sapphire & Schorl

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Sapphire & Schorl

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Description
Locality: 
Naxos, South Aegean, Greece
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.6 × 3.6 × 2 cm
Description

Greek Sapphires are extremely rare and have never been seen before in such well-formed crystals. These specimens originate from a single specimen that I acquired from an old collection and that I have clean, trimmed and exposed its crystals, creating collector's grade specimens.

Cute mini and a good, contrasting combo of sapphire and schorl on matrix!

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

Schorl

Formula: 
Na(Fe2+3)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Strunz: 
9.CK.05
Hardness: 
7.0