Ruby (big crystal) on marble

Item Description

Although Ruby is one of those minerals that is known universally, it is incredibly difficult to find specimens featuring large, fine quality crystals on matrix like this piece. I would like to add that not only is the crystal on this specimen very fine, but it's also UN-REPAIRED, which makes it even more desirable, as many of them are often glued back on the matrix. The Rubies from Jagdalak are among some of the most well known and superbly crystallized examples of Ruby ever found. This specimen features a very good sized, sharp, well formed, lustrous, strong pinkish-red color prismatic crystal with good internal translucency measuring 3.3 cm long sitting beautifully on a soft grey-white marble matrix. Many Ruby crystals you will see from around the world are often slightly translucent, or genuinely opaque, but THIS crystals glows with color when backlit. Additionally the Ruby is fully crystallized all around. A fine Ruby specimen from a locality that is not producing nearly as many good pieces as it did 15 years ago. Valued at $6,500 in the inventory. For reference, if this piece were from Mogok, Myanmar, I can say with certainty that the value would be higher, and because it's gemmy, it may not have survived the mines and might have been faceted into a gemstone. It's important to keep this in mind when one is searching for a display quality matrix Ruby specimen.