Corundum var. Sapphire - image 1
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Corundum var. Sapphire

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What an incredibly cute and remarkable pair of gem Burmese Sapphires, making for an unusually aesthetic thumbnail specimen that is not just the usual single crystal. Each of these crystals has a lovely medium blue color, sharp, textbook form with tapering pyramidal faces that are horizontally striated and display an adamantine luster, with a satiny touch. One tiny pinacoid face at the end of one crystal enables us to see right into the heart of a gem blue crystal; the adjacent termination has a satin termination. This superb, thumbnail Sapphire cluster has a mass of 4.7 grams.

Product details

SpeciesSapphire, Corundum
SizeThumbnail
Dimensions2.0 x 1.5 x 1.0 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.