All About Ruby Gemstone

Ruby gemstone for aries march 21 to april 20.

All about ruby gemstone.

A 2 carat ruby will be a lot more expensive than simply twice the price of a 1 carat ruby gemstone and a 5 carat ruby will be likely to be 25 times the price of a 1 carat gem all things being equal with color and quality. Details link will be useful for people who have priority to meanings and effects. All other color varieties of gem quality corundum are referred to as sapphire. Most gemological authorities expect a medium to medium dark red color tone in a ruby.

In its purest form the mineral corundum is colorless. Ruby gemstone is the gemstone of planet sun. If you find a good gemstone for you please check the details page. Despite the differences all of varieties of ruby have the potential to display comparable shades of red.

A ruby is a pink to blood red coloured gemstone a variety of the mineral corundum aluminium oxide other varieties of gem quality corundum are called sapphires ruby is one of the traditional cardinal gems together with amethyst sapphire emerald and diamond. All gemstones list has a link to details on each gemstone. These gemstones have excellent hardness. The close relationship between the ruby and the sapphire has only been known since the beginning of the 19th century.

Ruby is the red variety of the mineral corundum. You may find something new from there. Only red corundum is entitled to be called ruby all other colours being classified as sapphires. The color comes from traces of chromium.

An exceptionally high quality ruby that combines rich natural color with other quality factors is exceptionally rare and often worth an incredible amount. Ruby history and lore. You can check detailed meanings and effects by clicking the name. Gem quality ruby displays a color range of pure red to a darker purple red color.

This makes ruby one of the most important gems in the colored stone market. Burmese ruby perhaps the most famous ruby gemstone is best known for its prized pigeon blood color that is present in its most beautiful specimens. The word ruby comes from ruber latin for red. Meanwhile the sun shares a healthy relationship with the planet mars which is regarded as the governing planet of aries.

Sapphire the other gem variety of corundum encompasses all colors of corundum. The color of a ruby is due to the element chromium. Finally like with all gemstones the carat weight of a ruby plays a role in its value with a larger ruby commanding a higher value than a smaller one. Chromium is the trace element that causes ruby s red color.

Beside for its bright color it is a most desirable gem due to its hardness durability luster and rarity transparent rubies of large sizes are even rarer than diamonds. On the mohs scale their score of 9 is second only to that of the diamond. Following are the advantages of ruby gemstones of all zodiac signs. Ruby is gem quality red corundum.