Lot 692
Exceptional Ruby Crystal. Mogok, Burma, Southern Asia.
This euhedral, that is, well formed ruby crystal, has glassy faces and pristine terminations. This piece is a complete floater as it is unattached from pocket wall/matrix; all faces are defined, and there are no attachment points. From an aesthetic perspective, this crystal's layered bottom-half provides a perch to the more glassy faces above, and the total combination of form and color evokes a pleasant spiritual quality.
Ruby from Burma is distinguished and known by all for its fiery red color and famous for its exceptional coloring. It is a red variety of the mineral corundum. The color of ruby ranges from bright red to dark reddish-brown. The most preferred color is a deep blood red with a slightly bluish hue. Such a ruby is known as "Burmese Ruby" or "Pigeon's Blood Ruby."
The valley of Mogok, located some 200 kilometers northeast of the city of Mandalay in Burma (now known as Myanmar), has been yielding the world's most beautiful ruby gems and crystals for more than a thousand years.
Weighs 670 ct.
Measures 4 x 6.5 x 4 cm.
This piece is attached (readily detachable) to an acrylic display base.
Estimated Value $7,000 - 8,500.
A Bill Larson, Pala International mineral.
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| Realized $5,100 |
