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Sapphire Crystal covered by Spinel

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Sapphire Crystal covered by Spinel

Mineral:	Corundum, Variety Sapphire / Spinel
Chemical Formula:	Al₂O₃ / MgAl₂O₄
Size:	25,5 x 23,3 x 13,3 mm
Weight:	82 ct or 16,4 g
Transparence:	translucent - opaque
Quantity:	1
Origin:	Mogok Stone Tract, Mandalay Division, Burma (Myanmar)

Here you get the hexagonal zoned sapphire crystal , totally surrounded by black spinel. Both flat sides disclosing no fracture planes just naturally grown faces. The specimen shows a light translucency throughout the whole corundum viewed along the c-axis.

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