Sapphire/ Corundum
Explore untreated natural sapphire mineral specimens from Pakistan and Afghanistan. Featuring sharp hexagonal barrel crystals in classic cornflower-blue, purple, and bi-color habits anchored in native metamorphic host rock.
Natural Pakistani & Afghan Corundum Specimens
While most corundum is immediately cut into gemstones, intact raw sapphire crystals on matrix are exceedingly rare. Our collection showcases natural hexagonal barrel-shaped corundum prisms preserved in native mica schist and pegmatitic matrix from the Batakundi, Kaghan Valley, and Jegdalek deposits.
Completely unheated, showing natural triangular growth hillocks and untreated color zoning.