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Ruby In Fuchsite

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Ruby In Fuchsite

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Description
Locality: 
O'Keefe's Claim, Harts Range, Central Desert Region, Northern Territory, Australia
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4.1 × 3 × 0.7 cm
Description

A single slice through a nodule to reveal a dark red translucent ruby crystal in green fushite and surrounded by biotite

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

Fuchsite

Variety Of: 

Muscovite

Formula: 
KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Strunz: 
9.EC.15
Hardness: 
2.5
Formula: 
K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
Hardness: 
0.0
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