Corundum var: Ruby

Item Description

An attractive specimen of these elusive Ruby specimens from Tanzania. Typically, the crystals from this locality are found as loose singlse or crude crystals on matrix, but this particular specimen hosts a few good quality, well-formed crystals on matrix. This crystals are notably sharp, lustrous, euhedral, narrow hexagonal prisms of Ruby measuring up to 1.8 cm sitting on marble and mica matrix. The color is a saturated pink shade with some very slight purplish overtones, so you could say this is one is bordering between Ruby and Sapphire in terms of how color dictates the varietal term. No major damage I can find. This is an older piece dating back a couple decades.