AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Sri Lanka > Corundum var. Sapphire |
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DESCRIPTION: | No. 39010 |
Mineral: | Corundum var. Sapphire |
Locality: | Central Highland Belt, near Ratnapura, Sri Lanka |
Description: | Floater crystal (fully crystallized on all faces with no point of attachment) of translucent blue sapphire with tapered hexagonal form with complex surface crystallization patterns that looks frosted. Ex. Arnold Goldstein (1941-2020) #91 |
Overall Size: | 42x15x13 mm |
Crystals: | 42 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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