Ruby, Pyrope & Muscovite

Ruby with striations, etched lines and dots.

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Minerals: Ruby (Corundum), Pyrope (Garnet var. Rhodolite), Muscovite.
– Field of View: 1.5 cm (appr.)
– Found: Madagascar (Zazafotsy)
Photo: Leo Jahaan

This Ruby has particularly interesting natural etching with lines and dots almost looking like a code of sorts.  It is surrounded by patches of red Pyrope on a dark Muscovite matrix.

The locality of Zazafotsy in Madagascar produces fascinating bi-color rubies, which change from a reddish-pink to a rich violet color depending on the source of light (sun / artificial) and angle of viewing. In the photo below you can see the same ruby with a very different color.

 

The violet Ruby from the previous photo is now pink.

Description: Ruby with alternate color depending on light source.
– Field of View: 1.5 cm (appr.)
Photo: Leo Jahaan

 

Rubies and Pyrope on Muscovite.

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Description: 2x Color-changing Rubies, scatterings of Pyrope and a sparkling Muscovite matrix.
– Specimen Size: 7 x 4.5 x 3.5 cm (appr.)
Photo: Leo Jahaan

 

Rear of the specimen with abundant Pyrope.

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Description: This rich red Pyrope is a type of Garnet, complemented here by the Muscovite matrix.
Photo: Leo Jahaan

 

Triangles at the base of the Ruby.

Description: Once again the Ruby from the first photo, in this photo from a different angle a triangular growth form is apparent at it’s base.
Photo: Leo Jahaan