Gemstones 101 - The Ruby

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Ruby is one of the four precious stones, along with sapphire, emerald and diamond. Ruby as a mineral is hard, second only to diamond when it comes to toughness.

is the color of ruby is available in different shades of red - blood red rose. This color is chrome. Ruby the word "red" come from "rubber", the Latin word.

Although Ruby is the birthstone for the month of July, is a common gift for lovers in February in time for theValentine's Day. The intense red color shows passion and power. In the past, the bear license rights to use Ruby to make their magical powers to fight against evil. According to the myths and legends, the stone becomes darker to warn its wearer of impending danger. Even modern royalties still use Rubies to adorn the insignia of their families.

Ruby is in various cuts and facets of jewelry markets of high quality. The most preferred cuts are the brilliant and step cuts.Some rubies asterism are polished and shaped (the result is a cabochon) instead of faceted stone shows the best effect des asterism is a record that can greatly increase the value of Ruby. Rubies with transparent asterism are highly prized. Some rubies, although very rarely, can show variations in color, an effect known as cat's eye effect.

Prices of rubies are very dependent on the color. The Pigeon Blood Red, which is the most brilliant ruby red, isextremely expensive. Clarity is followed by the determination of the price of color Ruby. Clear Rubies have higher prices. It 's easy to make a clear Ruby, the purchasers silly treated on the spot. This may be indicated by the absence of needle like rutile inclusion.

There are many acceptable practices for the treatment of rubies to improve their quality. The most common treatment is accepted practice with the Heat. The heat treatment can improve color and remove stains on the stone. Most rubies are lower heating costsbe treated.

One way to deal with the infamous rubies around her is to improve the Lead Glass Filling method. This is enhanced by filling fractures in ruby with lead glass to eliminate the appearance and the gloss did.

There are also synthetic Rubies that the 19 were on the market of the Century. The introduction of the production process of synthetic flame fusion ruby is possible. To the naked eye, synthetic rubies have no obvious defects. These defects can onlyHenne showed an increase. Synthetic rubies are the answer to people who use the elegance of stone to do without spending much money. But synthetic rubies can not be considered investment than natural.

Some varieties are Ruby Burmese Ruby, Star Ruby, Cat's Eye Ruby, Ruby Stynthetic Verneuil. An unnamed 38.12 carat ruby holds the record for less than $ 5,860,000 already sold in an auction in 2006.

scientific laboratories used for rubiesfirst laser used, the artificial ruby crystals. The phosphorescence properties of Ruby makes it perfect for the laser.