Mineral: Corundum (variety rubi)
Locality: Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region (Mandalay Division), Myanmar (Burma)
Dimensions: 7 x 4.5 x 8.5 cm / main crystal: 5.2 cm.

Description: Mass: 255 g MIM number: 1430 Probable year of extraction : 2012 Elongated, very lustrous red crystal with some translucent areas, well freed from its slightly bluish calcite matrix Photographer: AINU / Alessandro Clemenza; Publication: “Mineralogical Record, Jan-Feb 2022”

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