Gem Ruby (floater crystal)

Ganesh Himal deposit, Somdang, Rasuwa District, Bagmati Zone, Nepal
Thumbnail, 2.3 x 1.8 x 1.2 cm
Start Time: 12/07/2009 7:00:00 pm (CST)
End Time: 12/17/2009 7:00:00 pm (CST)
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Item Description

First-rate, floater Ruby crystal that has excellent luster and gemminess. The pics give you a good idea, but it is even better in person. Lustrous all the way around. An amazing 6.2 grams. This was a specimen from the early 1980s, Charlie said, from a famous project he helped put together to try to commercially mine these. A fabulous gem crystal, no matter how you cut it (or not!), this was then kept for decades in his personal thumbnail collection Valued $1200-1500

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