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14 - Raw Rubies and Sapphires -
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Raw Rubies and Sapphires - Mineral type: natural corundum, predominantly ruby variety, with a few micro-fragments of sapphire present. Condition: Mine-worked chunks and fragments; a batch of rough pieces and shards in small, millimeter-sized pieces or gravel. Highly asymmetrical, angular to sub-angular shapes. Color: Bright pink-red to intense raspberry red. Medium blue to dark blue. Clarity: Translucent to transparent. Excellent individual crystalline clarity under direct light, revealing the sought-after purity of unheated Burmese corundums. Presence of slight frost and micro-inclusions on some fragments. Surface appearance: Vivid vitreous to sub-adamantine luster on natural faces and fresh fracture surfaces. No visible traces of rock matrix or earthy deposits. Weight: 1.80 g.
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Valorum Art +41 2 25 25 38 20 encheres@valorum.artDelivery is optional. You can use the carrier of your choice. The stated price does not include the lot price or the auction house fees.