Balas-ruby

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  1. 1
    A rose-coloured spinel once thought to be a type of ruby.

    "In shape it is a tiny square box of silver, studded outside with eight small balas-rubies."

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"In shape it is a tiny square box of silver, studded outside with eight small balas-rubies."

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