7 Things You Don’t Know About Ruby A gemstone is a natural mineral of beauty and durability. Ruby is one of the highest paid colored gemstones. It is an expensive gemstone.
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Ruby gemstones are available in a shade of red from rich dark red to pigeon blood red and pinkish red. This gemstone may be found in a piece of jewelry like rings, earrings, necklaces, pendants etc. These ruby jewelry is loved by all women all over the world. They wear these beautiful jewelry on their special days.
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If you are paying attention on the things related to the ruby you have a full knowledge about ruby. But, still there are some things you should know about Rubies. 7 things you probably don’t know about Rubies. 1. Unheated Burmese rubies are going for nearly $1 million per carat on the auction block: Limited supply combined with high demand from dealers in china. The an unheated Graff Ruby, 8.62 CT. Cushion shaped gem sold for $8,600,410 at Sotheby’s Geneva in November, setting the world auction record for a ruby. London-based Diamantaire Laurence Graff says about his prize stone: Ruby.Org.In
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“The Graff Ruby has a life and legacy that extends beyond us all. When you buy such a stone, you are not just a trader, you are a collector and guardian while you own it.” 2. Reason rubies from Burma are so sought after- besides the legendary source- is that they often boast a super-charged fluorescence. Sister gems Spinel and Rubies have a strong fluorescence, a consequence of their low iron content. Gemologist Richard W. Hughes says “If you shine a strong light on them, they have a red body color, but they will also fluoresce red, supercharging the color.” Richard W. Hughes is the author of “ Ruby and Sapphire: A Collection Guide.” Hughes says “If you have access to a blue or a green laser pointer’ you know there is no red light going into and yet the stone will go red.” Ruby.Org.In
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That’s why in ancient times, people thought there was a fire burning in the stone.” 3. Pigeon blood Rubies are most coveted, but the next best color is “rabbit’s blood.” In Burmese gem trading nomenclature, the term used to describe the best rubies is “pigeon’s blood red.”
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According to Hughes, J.F. Halford-Watkin, a Brit who lived in Mogok in the 1920’s and 30’s, and worked for a British ruby mining company, is the most authoritative source on the origin of the term. “He claims it’s probably of Chinese origin,” “Hughes say.”But, literally, nobody knows.” But the No.2 in Burmese nomenclature is called ‘rabbit’s blood’ and that’s slightly darker red. 4.
The Montepuez ruby deposit in Mozambique is being hailed as the biggest ruby finds in history.
A massive ruby find was discovered in northern Mozambique in 2009. The deposit, known as Montepuez, is so rich that in 2011, it attracted the attention of Gemfields, the London-based mining company that owns a stake in the Kagem emerald mine in Zambia, and promotes its gems as ethically and responsibly sourced. Ruby.Org.In
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CEO Ian Harebottle said the” mine has at least a 50-year lifespan and is producing big stones— including a 40-CT.” A piece of rough called the Rhino Ruby that Gemfields sold in December. “So we are producing 40 carats in the rough right down to stones 2 to 3 mm in diameter, which would be ¼ CT in rough and end up as 2-to-3-to-5 pointers in polished,” he says.
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Hughes has even more good things to say about the deposit: “We’ve never seen as much fine ruby as has been found in Mosambique in the history of mankind. 5. If you’re going to Baselworld and you like rubies, you’re in for a treat. If you’re going to Baselworld March 19–26, take a moment to appreciate what the Danish brand Georg Jensen is doing. Also, don’t fail to check out collections from Sutra and Amrapali, two longtime supporters of Mozambican rubies. 6. Lead glass–filled rubies are considered a manufactured product. JCK senior editor Jennifer Heebner covered lead glass–filled rubies extensively in a stellar two-part series in our May 2012 and June 2012 issues. But the information bears repeating: In 2004, lowgrade ruby from Mozambique, Madagascar, and
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India entered the marketplace dressed up with an insidious new treatment. Lead glass is injected into the fissures of the worstquality rubies imaginable, and makes the stones super fragile and unstable. Shane McClure, director of West Coast identification services for GIA says “We call it a manufactured product”. It’s not really a composite; this stuff starts out as one piece and has to be treated to keep it that way. Buyers should be on the lookout for orange and blue flashes from the fractures, as well as flattened glass bubbles, McClure says. “With a little bit of experience, you can learn to recognize this material without too much trouble,” he adds. “If somebody is selling ruby and they say it’s ‘filled,’they’re talking about lead glass–filled, even if they don’t say that. They don’t call anything else ‘filled ruby.’”
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7. The next new source of Rubies is—wait for it—Greenland. Greenland is shaping up to be the trade’s next big source of rubies. True North Gems has been mining a deposit on the southwest coast of the island since 2005 and recently named Hayley Henning vice president of marketing and development. The goods, which are said to come on the smaller side, but in a wide range of colors, from pink sapphires to red rubies, should be on the market by the end of this year, says True North Gems president and CEO Nick Houghton. “And we can supply on a consistent basis,” Houghton says. “That’s the beauty of a hard rock deposit.” Reference: www.jckonline.com
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