set 4 ▪️ we used to be sisters, intaglio, 2x[120x100], 2020
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#art #printmaking #intaglioprint #contemporaryart #printmakers #intaglio #workshopgraphic #figure #corundum #grafika #wklęsłodruk #metal #grafikaUMK #photography #grafikawarsztatowa
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we used to be sisters, 120x100, intaglio, 2020
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#art #printmaking #intaglioprint #contemporaryart #printmakers #intaglio #workshopgraphic #figure #grafika #grafikaUMK #wklęslodruk #metal #artwork #corundum (w: Grafika UMK)
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we used to be sisters, intaglio, [100x120]x2, 2020

Fluorescent vermillion Corundum var ruby (Al₂O₃) in schist matrix under long frequency UV light. From Mysore corundum deposits, Karnataka, India

Corundum variety sapphires / CAS-G 17298, 16170, 16158, 16178

Locality: Sri Lanka
Collection:Invertebrate Zoology and Geology, image © California Academy of Sciences

Can you guess what these are?

-Hint, this natural double terminated shape is sometimes called a spindle.
-The color is all natural which is rare for this stone.
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If you are guessing Corundum Crystals, aka Sapphire, Ruby & Fancy Colored Sapphires, you are correct!
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Join us this Sat & Sun, March 26 & 27th at 4pm for these and a host of incredible specimens coming your way!
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Please give a follow to our wonderful featured Rescue, @hoffmeyeranimal and there amazing volunteer @magda.d2. Both dedicated their all to helping many animals in Florida.
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#sapphire #corundum #sapphirecrystal #corundumgems #corundumruby #ruby #rubycrystal #fancycoloredsapphire #crystalline #crystalhealing #crystalcommunity #mineralspecimens #minerals #mineralporn #mineralogy #livesale #livecrystalsale #crystallove #crystalmagic #gems #gemstones #sapphires #healingcrystals #shareyourheart #handsofspirit (at Hands of Spirit Gallery)
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Happy Sunday
I wanted to share a Sapphire Crystal that knocked my socks off!
As you can see, this is a blue and yellow natural sapphire (corundum)crystal with amazing color zoning. The crystalline formation is breathtaking with both ends terminating. Though I wish I could have added it to my collection, I’m just happy I got to hold it!
We will have small double terminated Sapphire Crystals in a range of colors coming to a future Live Sale this year
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#sapphire #sapphirecrystal #corundum #gia #doubleterminated #doubleterminatedcrystal #doubleterminatedsapphire #bluesapphire #yellowsapphire #gems #gemstones #gemstonesofig #gemsofig #gemsofinstagram #agta #giagrams #mineralsofig #mineralsofinstagram #crystalsofig #crystalline #crystalcommunity #shareyourheart #handsofspirit (at Tucson, Arizona)
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Ruby in the rough.

Just thought I’d share this neat example of pleochroism. It’s a sapphire crystal from Madagascar which I just recently noticed is considerably greener when viewed edge-on. This isn’t unusual with corundum (and quite a few other gemstones for that matter), but the color difference here seemed striking enough to make a little post about it.
#sapphire #crystal #pleochroism #geology #rockhound #fossicking #gems #gemstone #dichroic #corundum #gemrough #mineralspecimen #madagascar
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jmalkki:

Alabaster Madonna 

He has “skin so black it’s almost blue”, his hair is “dense, tight-curled stuff, the kind of hair that needs to be shaped if it’s to look stylish”, and he is “whipcord thin”.

The Ten-ringed orogene, Alabaster, and son, Corundum, from the Broken Earth series by N.K. Jemisin.

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This. Is amazing.

A nicely matched pair

One of the toughest jobs jewellers face is finding stones with colours to match to include them in larger pieces such as parures (gem set necklaces) or in suites of jewellery (eg a combo of ring, earrings, pendant and bracelet). Some will accumulate stones for years that fit together from many varied sources until they have enough to complete the design that they have in mind. It is also uncommon for stones from a single mine to resemble each other closely enough so these two rubies of deepest crimson hue (adding up to 45 carats) are an exceptional find.

Mined in a relatively new source of high quality ruby in Mozambique called Montepuez, from the gem belt that covered many countries during the assembly of the supercontinent Gondwana that produces most of the world’s best corundum, which I call the gemlands, see http://on.fb.me/1D548m8). The deposit is large, and the most significant find in decades.

Loz

Image credit: Gemfields

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Six-spoked growth features on Ruby - a variety of Corundum.