Ruby
Ruby
Ruby

Ruby

€28,00
SKU: A580
Ijaka, Kongwa District, Dodoma Region, Tanzania
New discovery from the heart of Tanzania. Here is a half ruby spindle with end faces.
5.3 x 4.2 x 2.2 cm
66.1 g

Rubies are red varieties of corundum (chemically aluminum oxide (Al2O3)). The red color is caused by small amounts of chromium ions. Rubies crystallize in the trigonal crystal system, have a Mohs hardness of 9 and glow intensely red under UV light.
Rubies are found worldwide, with some of the most important locations being in Myanmar, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Madagascar and Tanzania.