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Ruby measures 9 on Moh’s Scale of hardness, second only to diamond making it a hard and durable stone. Rubies can sometimes be more expensive than a diamond, pigeon’s blood ruby being most famous for its color intensity and hint of blue. Rubies are generally dark in color, the light colored ones are called Pink Beryl. Just like any other gemstone Rubies are inclusive. Rubies can shade from dark red to purplish to pink.
Rubies belong to the Corundum family. Red color corundum is classified as Ruby, other colors include Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire and Pink Sapphire. Pink rubies are named Pink Sapphires. Rubies owe its red color to chromium, the more the chromium the stronger the red. Star Rubies are cabochons with a star like display on its body.
Myanmar is the biggest most famous source of Rubies. Burmese are said to be most expensive and are sometimes priced higher than diamonds. Vietnam, Mozambique, Kenya, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Tanzania are some other locations of the world to produce Rubies.
The Sunrise Ruby
The 100ct “Delong Star Ruby” or “Star of India” now placed at the American Museum of National History. “The Hope Ruby” and “The Sunrise Ruby” both of which are pigeon-blood rubies of Mogok were auctioned for $6.75 and $28.25 respectively. “The Reward of Faith” is a color changing red sapphire weighing 52.36 carat.
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