Sapphire
Sapphire
Sapphire
Sapphire
Sapphire

Sapphire

€29,00
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SKU: A356
Zazafotsy, Ihosy Destrict, Ihorombe Region, Madagascar
A complete dark blue Corundum on matrix with very good side and end faces; another smaller crystal without an end face laterally below it in a small pocket. The special feature of Zazafotsy Sapphires is that, like Ruby, they fluoresce bright red under UV long.
7.4x6.9x2.3 cm
143.8 g

The Corundum crystals embedded in the matrix are mixed crystals that, depending on the iron, chromium or titanium content, appear in colors from dark blue to violet to red (Sapphire --> Ruby). This is why even dark blue Sapphires still fluoresce bright red under UV light, which pure Sapphires from other locations do not.