9.37g Ruby on Marble – Sar-e-Sang, Obelisk Crystal – 3.3 x 2.1 x 1.3 cm Crystal on matrix- 9.37 g
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A 9.37 g natural ruby crystal on white marble, from the Sar-e-Sang region of Badakhshan, Afghanistan, measuring 3.3 × 2.1 × 1.3 cm.
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Rising from the white marble of the Sar-e-Sang region in Afghanistan’s Badakhshan Province, this ruby stands like an altar or obelisk. The single crystal crowns the top of the matrix, which serves as its pedestal.
It is crossed by numerous fractures and cracks, some of them filled with fine white marble. This makes it appear as though it had shattered into individual segments, yet it retains its unified form. On its end face, the hexagonal cross-section of the corundum is clearly visible. Its color ranges from delicate rose at the edges to deep wine red at the base, with zones of slight translucency in between. Dark gray inclusions and occasional golden-glinting specks are scattered throughout the white, granular matrix.
Under UV light, the ruby glows an intense red. The glow is caused by the same chromium that gives it its color. A further, tiny grain in the matrix reveals itself as a red point of light, while the marble shimmers bluish.
Corundum has no true cleavage. However, it can part along certain crystal planes, usually where twinning has created fine zones of weakness. Unlike cleavage, this parting depends on the history of the individual crystal. This ruby, too, bears its own distinctive pattern of planes and fractures.
An expressive collector’s specimen that still visibly bears the marks of its origin.
Material: Ruby (corundum, Al₂O₃) on marble
Origin: Sar-e-Sang region, Badakhshan, Afghanistan
Weight: 9.37 g / 46.86 ct (complete specimen incl. matrix)
Dimensions: 3.3 x 2.1 x 1.3 cm
Matrix: White, granular marble
Fluorescence: Ruby glows an intense red under UV; marble shimmers bluish
Treatment: None, natural, unworked rough crystal on matrix
Special features: Upright single crystal with a visible hexagonal cross-section; numerous natural fractures, some filled with marble; color gradient from rose to wine red with semitranslucent zones; tiny grain in the matrix that glows red under UV; dark gray inclusions and golden-glinting specks in the matrix
Seller's Story
Ich lasse mich immer wieder von der Schönheit der Natur überraschen und berühren. Mineralien und Edelsteine empfinde ich als Verkörperung jener Perfektion und Harmonie, die allem Sein zugrunde liegt. In ihnen verdichtet sich die Essenz der Erde – kristallisiert für die Ewigkeit und doch in jedem Stück einzigartig.
Jedes Mineral, das ich anbiete, ist von mir persönlich ausgewählt. Nicht nach bloßem Glanz, sondern nach dem Gefühl von Wahrhaftigkeit, das es in mir hervorruft. So findet nur das seinen Weg in meine Hände – und weiter in Ihre –, was ich selbst als würdig empfinde, in seiner Schönheit weitergereicht zu werden.
In meinem Handeln leiten mich Ehrlichkeit, Sorgfalt und die Freude am Teilen dieser Schätze. Ich verstehe mich dabei weniger als Händler, sondern vielmehr als Vermittler zwischen der Natur und den Menschen, die bereit sind, ihre Geschenke mit Achtsamkeit anzunehmen.
Rising from the white marble of the Sar-e-Sang region in Afghanistan’s Badakhshan Province, this ruby stands like an altar or obelisk. The single crystal crowns the top of the matrix, which serves as its pedestal.
It is crossed by numerous fractures and cracks, some of them filled with fine white marble. This makes it appear as though it had shattered into individual segments, yet it retains its unified form. On its end face, the hexagonal cross-section of the corundum is clearly visible. Its color ranges from delicate rose at the edges to deep wine red at the base, with zones of slight translucency in between. Dark gray inclusions and occasional golden-glinting specks are scattered throughout the white, granular matrix.
Under UV light, the ruby glows an intense red. The glow is caused by the same chromium that gives it its color. A further, tiny grain in the matrix reveals itself as a red point of light, while the marble shimmers bluish.
Corundum has no true cleavage. However, it can part along certain crystal planes, usually where twinning has created fine zones of weakness. Unlike cleavage, this parting depends on the history of the individual crystal. This ruby, too, bears its own distinctive pattern of planes and fractures.
An expressive collector’s specimen that still visibly bears the marks of its origin.
Material: Ruby (corundum, Al₂O₃) on marble
Origin: Sar-e-Sang region, Badakhshan, Afghanistan
Weight: 9.37 g / 46.86 ct (complete specimen incl. matrix)
Dimensions: 3.3 x 2.1 x 1.3 cm
Matrix: White, granular marble
Fluorescence: Ruby glows an intense red under UV; marble shimmers bluish
Treatment: None, natural, unworked rough crystal on matrix
Special features: Upright single crystal with a visible hexagonal cross-section; numerous natural fractures, some filled with marble; color gradient from rose to wine red with semitranslucent zones; tiny grain in the matrix that glows red under UV; dark gray inclusions and golden-glinting specks in the matrix
Seller's Story
Ich lasse mich immer wieder von der Schönheit der Natur überraschen und berühren. Mineralien und Edelsteine empfinde ich als Verkörperung jener Perfektion und Harmonie, die allem Sein zugrunde liegt. In ihnen verdichtet sich die Essenz der Erde – kristallisiert für die Ewigkeit und doch in jedem Stück einzigartig.
Jedes Mineral, das ich anbiete, ist von mir persönlich ausgewählt. Nicht nach bloßem Glanz, sondern nach dem Gefühl von Wahrhaftigkeit, das es in mir hervorruft. So findet nur das seinen Weg in meine Hände – und weiter in Ihre –, was ich selbst als würdig empfinde, in seiner Schönheit weitergereicht zu werden.
In meinem Handeln leiten mich Ehrlichkeit, Sorgfalt und die Freude am Teilen dieser Schätze. Ich verstehe mich dabei weniger als Händler, sondern vielmehr als Vermittler zwischen der Natur und den Menschen, die bereit sind, ihre Geschenke mit Achtsamkeit anzunehmen.
Details
Main mineral
9.37g Ruby on Marble – Sar-e-Sang, Obelisk Crystal – 3.3 x 2.1 x 1.3 cm
Mineral form
Crystal on matrix
Weight
9.37 g
Origin (region/city)
Sar-e-Sang Region, Badakhshan
Country of origin
Afghanistan
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