Sapphire

Item Description

For the most part, good matrix specimens of Corundum are not easy to find from any world locality. Here we have a decent matrix Sapphire specimen that came out of Pakistan around 2012. The locality at Ganesh is one of the oldest and more renown Sapphire/Ruby localities in the world, and has long produced some amazing specimens. The crystals on this specimen are fairly good quality, showing sharp, lustrous, well-formed faces exhibiting a purplish color aesthetically sitting atop Calcite matrix. The crystal measures 1.0 cm. The crystals are essentially undamaged, but have a bit of interrupted growth from the surrounding Calcite. I haven't seen many specimens of this material on the market in recent years. These specimens are not coming out nearly as frequently as they have in the past, and they are definitely commanding very high prices on the market today, as are all fine matrix Sapphires specimens from all world localities.