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RBR113635

Ruby

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Description
Locality: 
Lovozero Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russian Federation
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.4 × 4.5 × 2.5 cm
Description

The ruby is 11mm across, sharp terminated and very glossy (which is really good, most are etched or only with satiny luster). The color is not as red as your specimen from Nepal – it is more magenta to purple (but no so intense). It is intergrown to the matrix, but exposed

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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