Ruby on Calcite Jegdalek ruby deposit Jagdalek Mine , Surobi District , Kabul, Afghanistan 🇦🇫 ( founded June 2008 ) This ruby is the finest I have seen from Afghanistan the fact that there are multiple crystals grown perfectly right on top of the clacite matrix with perfect termination . When backlit, it absolutely GLOWS in a case! Rarely do you get such large examples of rubies from Afghanistan and usually they are broken, when you do. A crystal of such size is EXCEEDINGLY rare....and so nicely perched, almost beyond expectation! This lovely corundum var. ruby, perched on white calcite, is lustrous, translucent, with wonderful "pigeons blood" red color saturation. This has recently proven to be one of the world's greatest localities for fine specimen rubies. This must have been one of the earliest specimens to trickle out, and was surely prized as such a rar epiece! Even today, for the aesthetics overall and size of the crystal, it remains an oustanding specimen that is not dated at all. Pure quality , aesthetics and great size ! Size: H 6 x W 5.5 x W 3.8cm Weight:98grams DM for any inquiries? #mineralscollector #mineralsforsale #erock #worldwidemineralspecimens #rubylovers #rubycollections #geology (at Peshawar, Pakistan) https://www.instagram.com/p/COdZ-vCBRLZ/?igshid=m0r34pq4f1b6