FUCHSITE CONTAINING TINY RUBY CRYSTALS - India
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India
Ruby is a variety of the mineral corundum.
This specimen shows several tiny red ruby crystals in a matrix of the mineral fuchsite, a green, chromium-rich mica.
The rubies fluoresce under UV light.
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Size: approx. 7 x 7 x 5 centimetres
Weight: 236 grams
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