Description :
Ruby is a stone with a pinkish red color. It is also
termed as a gem stone. Ruby is derivative from a Latin word Ruber, which means
red. The appearance of it is like a crystal with a six sided prism. Ruby
attains extraordinary power from its lovers over the centuries. It has been
look upon as a symbol of love and passion, liberty, charity, pride and godly
power. Ruby is a stone next to diamond when compared with the hardness and the
pricing factor. It is one among the navagraha stones.
Ruby Gemstone fit in to the gemstone family unit of
corundum. The most unadulterated form of corundum is colorless, but occurrence
of trace rudiments adds color to a corundum gem. The reason of color in ruby is
chromium. Ruby is derivative from a Latin word Ruber, which means red.
Where do they form?
It is formed in a natural environment with an ideal
mixture of aluminum oxide, right temperature, right pressure in the earth’s
crust and extremely low silicon content is a necessary. This creates rubies
very hardly obtainable gems in nature.
Physical Properties :
Ruby color:
Ruby gems are found in a broad range of red like red,
rose-pink, purplish-brownish red and dark deep red. The premium of all these
colors being the pigeon blood red gem establish from the Burmese mines,
appropriately accepted as Burmese ruby.
Ruby cut:
When you discuss on the cuts in ruby is not as
important as it is in other types of stones when the pricing factor is carried
only the color factor is given much importance. If the ruby is not cut properly
and positioned in the right crystal direction then a gemstone would possibly
offer a common look that will drag down the value severely. It is a demanding
task to get a first-class cut, for a gem with the most excellent color and
least amount of wastage without negotiating on the weight of this classy
gemstone.
Carat:
There has been a lot of big size rubies evidenced in
history; though such large sizes are exceptionally atypical nowadays. Thus as
the carat size of the gem raise so do its price per carat also increases. One
of the premium Star Rubies exhibit would be at Smithsonian termed as the Rosser
Reeves ruby in Sri Lanka, weighing 138.7 carats.
Clarity:
There is a complete choice of the kind and size of
natural inclusions that are found in the natural ruby crystals. The kinds of
addition in the ruby create it simple to recognize the derivation of the gem
and thus have an effect on its pricing. Mostly, an integrated ruby will
consistently attain a lower price than a clearer ruby of the similar color and
size.
Composition of ruby:
The element composition of ruby gem is aluminum oxide
(Al 2 O3). Its exact magnitude is 3.99 to 4.00 and refractive index series is
1.760-1.768 to 1.770-1.779. Ruby’s rigidity on Mohs scale is 9. It’s the next
hardest stone after diamond.
Natural Occurrence :
Ruby mines are found in Burma which is now Myanmar,
Thailand, Sri Lanka, South Africa, India, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Tanzania,
Kenya, Nepal and Vietnam.