Corundum var: Sapphire (uncommon locality)

Ilmen Mountains, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia
Toenail, 3.4 x 3.3 x 1.0 cm, 37.52 grams
Start Time: 10/17/2024 7:30:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 10/24/2024 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

A rarely seen Sapphire crystal from the Ilmen Mountains of Russia. This doubly-terminated, near "floater" crystal has good luster, well-formed faces and no major damage, though there are a a couple of indentations where there is incomplete growth, but it's not broken. On the surface in reflected light, the color is a blue shade, but despite the relative thickness of the piece, it's actually somewhat gemmy inside and shows more of a silvery-lavender hue inetrnally. A really good example of this seldom-seen material. Specimen weight is 37.52 grams.

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