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Corundum

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Locality: 
Buck Creek Mine, Buck Creek, Clay County, North Carolina, United States of America
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.7 × 2.7 × 1.5 cm
Description

Very old specimen of pink corundum with a bit of mica (i am a bit reluctant to call it a ruby but some people would certainly do) from Buck Creek, Clay Co., NC. Krantz stock, from a 19th century US collector most probably. 

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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Best regards Roger