Specimen #552

Name: Sapphire

Type: Mineral

Locality: Madagascar

Favorite? N

Fluorescent? N

Size: 6.0 x 4.8 x 2.6 cm

Weight: 82

Acquired: 2008-01-25

Source: Arkenstone Auction

Label: N

Comment: A 2.5 cm, lustrous, doubly terminated, deep lavender sapphire crystal jauntily set in matrix from Madagascar. The crystal has sharp, stepped growth faces. This is an excellent and very showy specimen, with just a bit of contacting on one termination. The UNRETOUCHED backlit photo higlights the deep lavender saturation and translucency.

Minerals: Sapphire - blue

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