UV Reactive Natural Ruby Crystal on Marble Matrix
Beautiful red ruby crystal on matrix. Fluorescent under long wave UV.
This piece contains a ruby crystal, the red/pink gem variety of the mineral species corundum. This ruby crystal is on marble matrix.
UV photos are with 365 nm long wave light.
From Jegdalek, Sorobi District, Kabul Province, Afghanistan. Minerals from Afghanistan are becoming difficult to obtain because of the political instability and the recent Taliban advances.
The entire piece is 52 x 30 x 18 mm, and 29 grams.
Beautiful red ruby crystal on matrix. Fluorescent under long wave UV.
This piece contains a ruby crystal, the red/pink gem variety of the mineral species corundum. This ruby crystal is on marble matrix.
UV photos are with 365 nm long wave light.
From Jegdalek, Sorobi District, Kabul Province, Afghanistan. Minerals from Afghanistan are becoming difficult to obtain because of the political instability and the recent Taliban advances.
The entire piece is 52 x 30 x 18 mm, and 29 grams.
Beautiful red ruby crystal on matrix. Fluorescent under long wave UV.
This piece contains a ruby crystal, the red/pink gem variety of the mineral species corundum. This ruby crystal is on marble matrix.
UV photos are with 365 nm long wave light.
From Jegdalek, Sorobi District, Kabul Province, Afghanistan. Minerals from Afghanistan are becoming difficult to obtain because of the political instability and the recent Taliban advances.
The entire piece is 52 x 30 x 18 mm, and 29 grams.
