John Saul mine (Rockland mine), Tsavo West, Voi, Taita-Taveta County, Kenya

The Mine produces large quantity of ruby rough but only around 1% is fine quality and suitable for faceting, most of the rubies are suitable only for carving, cabbing and as mineral specimens. Some rubies may have a red fluorescent reaction to visible light. - GIA, 2018

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