A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Sapphire |
|---|---|
| Description | To most mineralogists, sapphire refers to all varieties of corundum, Al2O3 (aluminum oxide), that are partly to fully transparent and not red. In the gem trade, some people use sapphire to refer only to blue varieties. |
| Location | India. Near Kashmir. |
| Photographer | Nessa Eull. 2001-08-06. |
| Collection | University of North Dakota Mineralogy Collection #451. |
| Key words | sapphire, India |
| Tech details | 261 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera; 60mm AF Nikon micro lens. |
| GeoDIL number | 1429 |
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