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Margarite & Ruby

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Margarite & Ruby

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Description
Locality: 
Longido District, Arusha Region, Tanzania (United Republic)
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.2 × 1 × 1.5 cm
Description

Margarite with ruby

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Margarite

Formula: 
CaAl2(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
Strunz: 
9.EC.30
Hardness: 
4.0
Type Locality: 
Großer Greiner, Zemmgrund, Zillertal, North Tyrol, Tyrol, Austria

Ruby

Variety Of: 

Corundum

Formula: 
Al2O3
Strunz: 
4.CB.05
Hardness: 
9.0
Formula: 
Al2O3
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
9.0
Colour: 
Red