Anhydrite Inclusion in a Ruby from Myanmar

Photomicrograph by Christopher P. Smith; magnified 50x.

Photomicrograph by Christopher P. Smith; magnified 50x.

This colorless, roughly tabular inclusion in an unheated ruby from Myanmar was identified as anhydrite, which has not been identified previously as an inclusion in gem corundum.

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