Corundum var: Ruby (classic material)

Kleggåsen Ruby Quarry, Froland, Agder, Norway
Toenail, 3.1 x 2.4 x 1.2 cm
Start Time: 05/09/2024 8:00:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 05/16/2024 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
Auction Closed
Winning Bid: $232

Item Description

Here we have a great old classic Ruby specimens from the Kleggåsen Ruby Quarry in Norway. This toenail specimen is a fine, sharp, lustrous rich purplish-red colored, tabular hexagonal crystal, with minor attached Mica matrix. The crystal shows a bright red fluorescence under LW UV light. You rarely seen these on the market anymore, and a piece like this would make a very worthwhile addition to any suite of gem crystal specimens, or old time European classics.

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Bidding History

Bid Amount Bid Time
$232 05/16/2024 6:40:46 pm (CDT)
$222 05/16/2024 6:40:46 pm (CDT)
$160 05/16/2024 2:08:24 pm (CDT)
$150 05/16/2024 2:08:24 pm (CDT)
$140 05/16/2024 12:46:41 pm (CDT)
$130 05/16/2024 12:46:41 pm (CDT)
$125 05/15/2024 1:09:07 pm (CDT)
$115 05/15/2024 1:09:07 pm (CDT)
$90 05/15/2024 6:14:44 am (CDT)
$80 05/15/2024 6:14:44 am (CDT)
$70 05/15/2024 1:13:53 am (CDT)
$60 05/11/2024 10:21:15 am (CDT)
$50 * 05/11/2024 10:20:59 am (CDT)
$50 * 05/11/2024 10:20:59 am (CDT)
$25 05/11/2024 10:20:40 am (CDT)
$20 05/11/2024 10:20:40 am (CDT)
$15 05/11/2024 10:17:36 am (CDT)
$10 05/10/2024 10:35:14 am (CDT)
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