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Corundum var. Sapphire from Paraíba do Norte, Brazil

 
Corundum var. Sapphire from Paraíba do Norte, Brazil

Corundum var. Sapphire from Paraíba do Norte, Brazil

DESCRIPTION:No. 45722
Mineral:Corundum var. Sapphire
Locality:Paraíba do Norte, Brazil
Description:Doubly-terminated translucent blue hexagonal corundum crystal with flat basal pinacoid terminations. One termination has a partial termination of a different form, but clearly part of the same crystal. Nice color. Ex. Lawrence H. Conklin (1933-2016)
Overall Size:24x18x15 mm
Crystals:24 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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