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Corundum var. Sapphire

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Here is yet another unusual find from Myanmar (Burma), a bright blue Sapphire crystal on matrix! The salt and peppered schist matrix is composed of granular, off-white Quartz and Feldspar shot through with flakes of bronze-brown Biotite with a beautiful blue Sapphire perched on the display front. The stunning, Sapphire is 1 cm in length and is mostly gem to slightly translucent with great luster! The crystal is hexagonal prismatic with pyramid and pinacoid faces at the exposed termination. The blue color is rich and reminiscent of a good Mexican Scorodite. This rare matrix Burmese Sapphire has great presentation and aesthetics!

Product details

SpeciesSapphire, Corundum
SizeMiniature
Dimensions4.4 x 3.3 x 2.5 cm
Added on12/02/2024
LocalityMyanmar, Mandalay Region, Mogok Valley

Known provenance

DateCollectorAcquisition price
08/2024Unknown OwnerNot disclosed
—The ArkenstoneNot disclosed

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Sapphire
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blue to fancy-colored corundum with hexagonal prisms and rare matrix specimens; prized for color saturation, historic localities, and crystal form.
Sapphire
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Sapphire from Mogok Valley, Myanmar
from Mogok Valley, Myanmar - renowned for velvety royal blue corundum, old Burmese provenance, and a metamorphic-geology heritage prized by collectors.