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Corundum Var. Ruby with Dravite in MARBLE

$2,000.00

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A charming miniature composed of an aesthetic fuchsia-pink Ruby Corundum crystal perched on a small snowy-white block of marble which is attached to a hexagonal section of gooseberry-greenish-brown Dravite Tourmaline. From the Jegdalek Ruby Deposit in the Surobi District of Kabul Province, Afghanistan, the Ruby crystal measures 1.4 cm tall by roughly 0.5 x 0.2 cm in cross-section. The crystal is horizontally stepped and tapers towards its termination. A terrific combination of Ruby with Dravite Tourmaline from this important deposit at Jegdalek.

Product details

Species
Corundum, Tourmaline, Ruby, DraviteAbout Corundum →
SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions3.0 x 5.1 x 2.5 cm
Listed on10/24/2024
Locality
Afghanistan, Kabul, Jegdalek ruby depositRegional guide →
SKUCC8134

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Corundum
Mineral guide
Learn about Corundum
iconic mineral with ruby and sapphire varieties; Mohs 9, vivid colors, and sharp crystals; prized for color, form, and provenance.
Corundum
Regional guide
Corundum from Jegdalek Ruby Deposit, Afghanistan
Jegdalek is the classic Afghan ruby locality: a marble-hosted corundum deposit east of Kabul that has supplied bright red ruby, pink sapphire, and subordinate blue or bicolored sapphire to the gem and mineral trade for centuries. For collectors, the most desirable specimens show sharp, lustrous ruby crystals rising from pale calcite-marble matrix, often with the glowing raspberry-to-pigeon’s-blood color and strong red fluorescence expected of low-iron, chromium-colored marble-type ruby. The visual contrast is the locality’s signature: red corundum on white marble, sometimes accented by phlogopite, pyrite, graphite, or other dark inclusions.