Natural ruby crystal
This ruby is a staggering 1, 085 carats. Mined in Burma's Mogok (Myanmar's) mines and bought by the Museum in 1924 from Burma Ruby Mines Ltd. It is one of the largest crystals in the Museum collection
Picture No
10716726
Media ID
47592005
Size
1476px x 1065px
(551KB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Natural History Museum
Source
Photograph from the Natural History Museum Collection
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