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Shaku ruby deposit, Yuanjiang County, Yuxi, Yunnan, China


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Ruby, etc.

Shaku ruby deposit, Yuanjiang County, Yuxi, Yunnan, China
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Ruby

Shaku ruby deposit, Yuanjiang County, Yuxi, Yunnan, China
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Ruby

Shaku ruby deposit, Yuanjiang County, Yuxi, Yunnan, China
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Ruby

Shaku ruby deposit, Yuanjiang County, Yuxi, Yunnan, China
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Ruby, etc.

Shaku ruby deposit, Yuanjiang County, Yuxi, Yunnan, China
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Ruby

Shaku ruby deposit, Yuanjiang County, Yuxi, Yunnan, China
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Ruby

Shaku ruby deposit, Yuanjiang County, Yuxi, Yunnan, China
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Ruby

Shaku ruby deposit, Yuanjiang County, Yuxi, Yunnan, China
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Ruby, etc.

Shaku ruby deposit, Yuanjiang County, Yuxi, Yunnan, China
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Ruby

Shaku ruby deposit, Yuanjiang County, Yuxi, Yunnan, China
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Ruby

Shaku ruby deposit, Yuanjiang County, Yuxi, Yunnan, China
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Ruby

Shaku ruby deposit, Yuanjiang County, Yuxi, Yunnan, China
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Corundum var: Ruby
Formula:Al2O3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Calcite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Ruby data
Locality Data:Click here to view Shaku ruby deposit, Yuanjiang County, Yuxi, Yunnan, China
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:475711
Long-form Identifier:1:3:475711:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Yunkui Qian (2004): Yunnan Geology 23(3), 337-342
Dong Ye and Xueliang Liu (2006): Journal of Gems and Gemmmology 8(3), 21-24.
Yang, T., Sun, X., Shi, G., & Liu, Y. (2021). LA-ICP-MS U–Pb Dating of Cenozoic Rutile Inclusions in the Yuanjiang Marble-Hosted Ruby Deposit, Ailao Shan Complex, Southwest China. Minerals, 11(4), 433.
Chen, Liu-Run-Xuan; Tian, Yi-Min; Zhang, Shi-Tao; Qu, Zhi; Shen, Hong-Tao; Yang, Xiao-Qi; Zheng, Yun-Ke (2025) Gemological and Spectral Characteristics of Andradite Garnets with Usambara Effect from Yuanjiang in Yunnan Province. Crystals, 15 (12). doi:10.3390/cryst15121042
 
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