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Sapphire from Ratnapura, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka

Collected: 2021

Product details

SpeciesSapphire
SizeThumbnail
Dimensions2.1 x 0.7 x 0.7 cm
Added on06/29/2026
LocalitySri Lanka, Sabaragamuwa Province, Ratnapura
Current owner
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Tony H Gill
United Kingdom, United Kingdom
Member since 2025

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Sapphire
Mineral guide
Learn about Sapphire
blue to fancy-colored corundum with hexagonal prisms and rare matrix specimens; prized for color saturation, historic localities, and crystal form.
Sapphire
Regional guide
Sapphire from Ratnapura
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Locality guide
Ratnapura
Ratnapura, Sri Lanka — classic collector locality for sapphires, corundum, spinel and chrysoberyl from ancient placer gravels; historic and productive.