Garnet on Sapphire
at-auction$ 1,200
- Locality
- Winza, Dodoma, Tanzania
- Minerals
- Corundum
- Dimensions
- 9.5 x 3.7 x 3.7 cm
- Size class
- Cabinet
- SID
- P370
You read that right - this a HUGE 9.5cm Sapphire crystal, the largest by far I've ever seen from Winza. Though not terminated, the prism faces are complete all around and it has an attached 1.6cm garnet(?) crystal on one side. Translucent pink in color and weighs approx. 185 grams.