Where do best quality rubies come from?

An overview to the title

The ruby that is one of the most unique yet the one with the highest value is the Burma Ruby. These Burma rubies belong to the corundum family. The color of the rubies can vary from light pink red to a very bright red ruby. The pigeon blood red is believed to be the best color of the ruby. Rubies are known for their overall durability, rarity, beauty, durability and the beauty but the most importantly the hue which determines the rubies value. The demand for Burma quality has been ever since mining began in Burma nearly 5 centuries ago. Formally jade, ruby and various famous gems from Myanmars contribute to the fifth biggest export. However the numbers tossed by the government are not totally reliable to be taken as true ones.

Originating point of the famous ruby

Bureaucratically jade and ruby gem sales are sold off in the massiv Myanmar's gem auctions. But the fact that whatever auctioned is the smallest fraction of the total valuation of gems are smuggled through international borders of Thailand, India and even China. These smuggled ruby gems are sold in the market at open market prices. The most popular for Burma rubies are in the distant places in and around Northern Burma's Mogok and at the Mong Hsu which lies at least 250 Kilometers away or in simple words towards the Mandalay. Rubies do have a hold a number inclusions therefore they appear very neat. Hence nearly all specimens are very unique in their own way.

Conclusion

In a nutshell the prices of the Burma ruby can vary exceedingly depending upon the quality along with the size of the ruby gems coming from Burma.

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