CORUNDUM SAPPHIRE / RUBY
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Name Sapphire and ruby
Formula Al2O3
Hardness (Mohs) 9
Density 3.99-4.10
Crystal System Trigonal
Colour Blue, purple, yellow, green
Lustre Diamond lustre, greasy lustre on less transparent crystals
Associated minerals Cordierite, spinel, zircon
Overall size of mineral specimen sapphire 22 x 17 x 17 millimetres
ruby 10 x 8 x 10 millimetres
Location Sapphire from Tanzania
ruby from Zaire


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