A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Ruby and zoisite |
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| Description | Ruby (Al2O3) is created when zoisite (Ca2Al3(SiO4)3(OH)) is heat treated. The green color mineral is zoisite and the red is the ruby. This rock is about 9.5 cm on its longest axis. This rock is courtesy of: The Jewel Box, Grand Forks, ND. |
| Photographer | Darla Sondrol. 2002-04-25. |
| Collection | The Jewel Box Collection of Rocks. |
| Key words | zoisite, ruby, Jewel Box |
| Tech details | 463 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera; 60mm AF Nikon micro lens. |
| GeoDIL number | 2755 |
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