 | Giuliani, Gaston, Groat, Lee, Fallick, Anthony, Pignatelli, Isabella, Pardieu, Vincent (2020) Ruby Deposits: A Review and Geological Classification. Minerals, 10 (7) 597 doi:10.3390/min10070597 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | of formation: (Type I) magmatic-related and (Type II) metamorphic-related. Type I is characterized by...magmatic) origin are hosted by alkali basalts (Madagascar and others), and Type IB corresponding to xenocrysts...in kimberlite (Democratic Republic of Congo). Type II also has two sub-types; metamorphic deposits sensu...rubies from the recently discovered Didy mine in Madagascar also command high prices [19]. A set of eight...Ambohimandrosoa, Antsirabe area, cm2.1 × 1.3 andcm 1.7×cm 1 cm × 11.7cm) Antsirabe area, Madagascar. Collection: |  | | Book | | and kimberlite (IB) hosts. Metamorphic rocks (Type II) are subdivided into Metamorphic, sensu stricto,...Tanzania; Andilamena/Zahmena and Ampanihy/Toliara, Madagascar. Marble-ruby types included various deposits...sapphire deposits included Andilamena and Andrebabe, Madagascar; various Mogo Gem Tract sites, Myanmar; Elahera...Namehaca, Mozambique and Ampanihy and Zahmena, Madagascar. In contrast, Appaluttoq ruby, Greenland, 4...of formation: (Type I) magmatic-related and (Type II) metamorphic-related. Type I is characterized by |  | | Book | | (Itabira), Colombia (Coscuez), Ethiopia (Shakisso), Madagascar (Mananjary), Russia (Ural mountains), Zambia...I: muscovite, tourmaline, albite, and quartz; Zone II: K-feldspar (microcline), quartz, and albite; Zone...medium-grained albite and quartz (Figure 3a–c); Zone II hosting homogeneous medium-grained K-feldspar (microcline)...between Zones II and III (Figure 3e,f), and spodumene and/or cassiterite in Zones I and II are common ([6]...microcline and quartz crystals collected from Zone II. Muscovite grains gathered from Zone I were suitable |
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