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23 Nov 2007, 1:02 am

record keeper

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23 Nov 2007, 1:11 am

That an uncut ruby?

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23 Nov 2007, 1:20 am

yes it is uncut. its called a record keeper because of the triangular pattern to its growth

here are some more pictures

heres how thin it is

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23 Nov 2007, 1:22 am

The reason why I asked whether it was uncut was that it just looked like reddish rock to me. But I only briefly flirted with geology.

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23 Nov 2007, 1:23 am

ignore this website has to say but it has some great pictures of record keeper rubys.

http://www.mythnlynx.com/Ruby.html

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23 Nov 2007, 1:28 am

i also have regular rubys

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23 Nov 2007, 1:35 am

here is a more classic ruby shape

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruby

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23 Nov 2007, 1:46 am

Amazing! Are they from Africa? There is one on this forum (he's new) that is a geology student at my University (Fairbanks). He LOVES rocks. Richard, maybe you should meet up on the forum with him - mutual obsession. His username: CGKings317

I bet he'd like to see your collection.

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23 Nov 2007, 1:52 am

thanks. i'll private message him, and the stones are either from africa, or india

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23 Nov 2007, 2:01 am

i will save my best picture for last, my star ruby

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23 Nov 2007, 2:05 am

Where do you get these, if you don't mind me asking?

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23 Nov 2007, 2:07 am

i bought them. the star ruby i bought at a gem show here at little america 5 years ago

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23 Nov 2007, 2:41 am

richardbenson wrote:

i bought them. the star ruby i bought at a gem show here at little america 5 years ago

Damn, I'm speechless (literally).

I've stayed at Little America a few times, once when the gem show up there was going on. I'm kicking myself for not buying anything then.

I really need to head back up there one of these days...

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23 Nov 2007, 3:04 am

That's awesome. My dad used to collect rare rocks and things like that too. It's not ruby, but it's along the same lines.

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23 Nov 2007, 5:59 am

Yay, a mineralogy thread! :lol:
I'll take a picture of my star ruby and post it...

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23 Nov 2007, 6:57 am

my mom would probably want to buy that ruby off of you richardbenson if she was still here, reason: her obcession is ruby's and jewelry got to point were she would take a cab to downtown and drop in and talk abouut jewelry all day at the jewelry stores

she was born in july so yea ruby is her birthstone as well.

careful if you ever do meet my mom, she might force a lesson on you about kts(karets)

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