Mineral: | Corundum, Variety Ruby / Painite
| Chemical Formula: | Al2O3 / CaZrBAl9O18 | Size: | | Weight: | | Transparence: | | Quantity: | | Origin: | near the base of Hinthar Hill, Wetloo quarter, Kyauk Pyat That, west of Mogok, Burma (Myanmar) | Here you see what happens if a ruby meets a spinel. The specimen was before a plain Painite but now is half eaten up by the ruby crystal. At one end you can see trigonal marks and termination of the ruby with partly good transparency and a strong beautiful color. Interesting piece from Burma.
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