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Corundum var. Ruby with Sapphire

$4,000.00

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Ruby specimens from this fairly well-known locality in Vietnam are becoming harder and harder to find on the market, with fewer and fewer being found after what seems like a heyday in the mid-2000s. This is an attractive and extremely pretty example, with a combination of rich pink color and a pleasing geometric shape. It is highly fluorescent: glowing cherry-red under LW UV, a hallmark of any ruby (both for natural and synthetic material). This specimen features a balanced, multi-dimensional display, with modified hexagonal crystals growing upwards in a beveled, columnar structure, closely resembling a set of stairs. The architectural structure of this piece allows us to appreciate and view the terminations and the luster that exudes from the crystal faces and along the growth features. This specimen shows a delightful feature: a smidge of blue sapphire with the ruby. The combination on this piece shows how interesting geological formation is when the conditions are right and how slightly different trace elements can affect the same species even as it forms. Old material likely from the early-to-mid-2000s. 48 grams

Product details

SpeciesSapphire, Corundum, Ruby
SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions5.4 x 3.9 x 2.2 cm
Listed on10/02/2026
LocalityVietnam, Yên Bái Province, Luc Yen Mine
SKUSM26-165
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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 Luc Yen Mine, Vietnam
Luc Yen Sapphire - pink to purple corundum from marble-hosted deposits in northern Vietnam, prized for hexagonal crystals, translucency, and gem rush.
Locality guide
Luc Yen Mine
Luc Yen Mine, Vietnam — a gem locality producing ruby, spinel, pargasite and tourmaline in marble, known for vivid color contrasts and cobalt-blue spinel.