Corundum (Aluminium oxide)

Description
Geological specimen: Corundum. Massive blue corundum (Aluminium oxide). Good crystals are valuable as gemstones (i.e. Sapphire and Ruby). A side of the rock is painted with white paint and and hand written in black ink is: "4" and in red ink : "CORUN".
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Description
Geological specimen: Corundum. Massive blue corundum (Aluminium oxide). Good crystals are valuable as gemstones (i.e. Sapphire and Ruby). A side of the rock is painted with white paint and and hand written in black ink is: "4" and in red ink : "CORUN".
Department
Natural History - Puna Taiao
ID number
24897

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