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Corundum var. Ruby from Mogok District, 115 km NNE of Mandalay, Mandalay Division, Myanmar (Burma)

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DESCRIPTION:	No. 78582
Mineral:	Corundum var. Ruby
Locality:	Mogok District, 115 km NNE of Mandalay, Mandalay Division, Myanmar (Burma)
Description:	Lustrous transparent pink ruby crystal, the pink gem variety of the mineral corundum, perched on the top edge of translucent light-colored marble. The ruby crystal is complete and has stepped faces on the basal pinacoid termination. The ruby crystals fluoresce red under LW-SW UV illumination
Overall Size:	18x14x12 mm
Crystals:	4 mm
Archived:	For reference only

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