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Yinnetharra
sapphires: There
is a unique locality in far northwestern
Australia that recently came to my
attention. It is a source of some
of the most unusual twins and clusters I
have seen. It has been described as Yinnietharra (Yinnetharra); also, Eudamullah Station, Gascoyne, Western
Australia. It was a well-kept
secret, until now - enjoy these truly
strange but fascinating corundums!
They almost add credence to the
statement: "Some rocks are more
unique than others!"
My favorites are
the bladed twins that look almost like
cuttlefish (two large ones appear in the
first three images) and the radiating
"spaghetti-like" clusters: for example,
the first four images in the second row, which
sometimes are very pale pink (in the
daytime). An
article on the locality is being
prepared.
If you are
interested in some for your own
collection, please email me at
wheierman@corunduminium.com.
The ones pictured here are not
for sale. (WH
3/17/09) |
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Pictures are thumbnails - click on them
to see higher resolution images. |
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"The Angel" is in
the first two images.
"Bladed crystals" (probably extremely
flattened hexagonal pyramids) are
apparent on these specimens. |
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The first two
images below are of the same four
specimens ("front" and "back").
Many of the crystals resemble beige
"sand calcite" or have a pinkish hue,
but note the greenish body color of the
large one in the fifth photo. |
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Undara,
Queensland |
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