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Top 5 facts about Ruby

Top 5 facts about Ruby

07 Jul, 2022 | Gemstone | Gem Selection

These valuable gemstones represent the red color of passion and love and are the rarest gemstones with their vibrant red color. It brings passion and happiness into the life of the wearer. 


Natural Rubies have flaws. 


A natural Ruby can have flaws, and any natural Ruby may likely get some imperfections. These imperfections include color impurities and the inclusion of "silk," which is a rutile needle. Various gemologists use various techniques to check the flaws with the help of a microscope. The process is called spectroscopy. They also help distinguish the natural ruby from simulants or substitutes and synthetics. These flaws present in the Rubies are generally called inclusions. 


Ruby and Sapphire come from the same mineral. 


The composition and the structure of the rubies and Sapphire are the same. These two gemstones belong to the same gem family, called corundum. Ruby is also definite and called Red corundum. The chromium in the ruby largely makes it a corundum red-colored gemstone. Sapphire has all the varieties of corundum, not the color, but all the varieties are present in it. 


So both these gemstones are related and come from the same minerals with a mix of chromium, titanium, and iron. The gemstone of Ruby can have the majority of inclusions present in it. The natural Rubies are highly valued and immensely rare, Ruby. However, the presence of any illusion in the ruby affects the performance and color. 


The Liberty Bell is the largest-minded ruby.


Discovered in East Africa in 1950, liberty bell Ruby is the largest-minded ruby in the world. The properties of Liberty Bell Ruby are eight and half thousand carats with a weight of four pounds. This Liberty Bell Ruby consists of 50 Diamond sets and is valued at 2 million today. The Liberty Bell Ruby is sculpted into a miniature form in the Liberty Bell. The name Liberty Bell of this gemstone is because of the bell shape of the ruby that was carved. 


Most of the world's Rubi supply comes from Mozambique and Thailand mines. 


Mozambique is the world's most abundant source of quality gemstone ruby. Mozambique lies in southeastern Africa and has been the ruby source for decades. The source of ruby gemstone was found in northern Mozambique in the Niassa national reserve in 2008. 


The material ranges from pink to dark red and solves various clarity issues associated with it. The highest quality gemstone of ruby from various centuries is from Thailand also. Around 70% of the world's high-quality ruby comes from Thailand, as most of the mines are located in the southeastern. 


Rubies are a symbol of love and passion. 


These gemstones are great representatives of love and passion and are believed to promote the person's health, love, wealth, and passionate living. Ruby is a symbol of love and passion and is considered a gem of wealth.


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