Sapphire from Mogok Valley, Mogok Township, Mandalay Region, Myanmar - image 1

Sapphire from Mogok Valley, Mogok Township, Mandalay Region, Myanmar

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Source volume: 53, issue: 1, PDF page: 84. Label: Figure 97. Sapphire crystals to 4 cm from Mogok. William Larson collection (Arkenstone); Mark Mauthner photo.

Specimen on the left, resides in the Tony H Gill collection.

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SpeciesSapphire
Added on10/22/2024
LocalityMyanmar, Mandalay Region, Mogok Valley
Publications
  • Mineralogical Record Volume: 53, Issue: 1 page 84
Current owner
Unknown Owner
Previous owners
DateCollectorAcquisition price
—Tony H GillNot disclosed

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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.
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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.
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Mogok Valley, Myanmar — locality famed for ruby, sapphire, spinel and topaz; metamorphic rocks and strong collector appeal through varied minerals.