New Rubies from the Morogoro Area, Tanzania
- 1 September 1991
- journal article
- Published by Gemological Institute of America in Gems & Gemology
- Vol. 27 (3) , 156-167
- https://doi.org/10.5741/gems.27.3.156
Abstract
The authors present the mineralogical and gemological properties of rubies found recently in the Morogoro area of Tanzania that have many features in common with rubies from Myanmar (Burma) and other comparable marble-type deposits.Keywords
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