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Corundum

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Corundum

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Description
Locality: 
Cascade Canyon, San Gabriel Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, United States of America
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5 × 2 × 1.8 cm
Description

This specimen hosts several sharp, undamaged crystals of pinkish purple ruby aesthetically perched on a lightly coloured matrix. The crystals range in size up to 1cm. The crystals have marked translucence and good sharpness. Minor graphite and fuchsite are present.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Corundum

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