A lovely fixed star is found in this trapiche ruby from Pakistan.
Natural Trapiche Ruby • Pakistan (Kashmir) • Enhancements: None Detected (None) • Lighting Conditions: Light Field + Oblique Fiber Optic
Photographer: Richard W. Hughes •
Image Number: P-10136-1 • Date Posted: 15 September 2014
Müellenmeister, H.J. and Zang, J. (1995) Ein Trapiche-Rubin aus Myanmar (Burma) (A trapiche ruby from Myanmar). Lapis, Vol. 20, No. 12, p. 50; seen.
Sunagawa, I., Bernhardt, H.-J. et al. (1999) Texture formation and element partitioning in trapiche ruby. Journal of Crystal Growth, Vol. 206, pp. 322–330; not seen.
Garnier, V., Ohnenstetter, D. et al. (2002) Rubis trapiches de Mong Hsu, Myanmar [Trapiche Rubies from Mong Hsu, Myanmar]. Revue de Gemmologie, No. 144, pp. 5–12; not seen.