Call number:
Ορυκτά της Ελλάδας - D52(14)
Minerals of Greece - D52(14)
Name:
Κορούνδιο (ποικ. Ρουμπίνι)
Translated title:
Corundum (var. Ruby)
Place of origin:
Gorgona/Thrace, Greece
Depositional environment:
Regional metamorphism.
Description:
Ruby crystal embedded in a feldspar and amphibole matrix. The hosted rocks are metasomatized amphibolites in close relationship with corundum-bearing marbles.