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Corundum Var Sapphire

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Corundum Var Sapphire

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Description
Locality: 
Bulawayo, Bulawayo District, Zimbabwe
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.9 × 1.9 × 1.6 cm
Description

Beautifully formed single crystal of corundum var sapphire from Zimbabwe. It shows a fine mix if intense blue and more light blue along the lustrous crystal faces. The top is well terminated and shows sharp triangle patterns.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Corundum

Formula: 
Al2O3
Strunz: 
4.CB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
9.0
Streak: 
White

Sapphire

Variety Of: 

Corundum

Formula: 
Al2O3
Strunz: 
4.CB.05
Hardness: 
9.0
Formula: 
Al2O3
Hardness: 
0.0