All About Ruby Gemstone

Following are the advantages of ruby gemstones of all zodiac signs.

All about ruby gemstone. Most gemological authorities expect a medium to medium dark red color tone in a ruby. This makes ruby one of the most important gems in the colored stone market. An exceptionally high quality ruby that combines rich natural color with other quality factors is exceptionally rare and often worth an incredible amount. The color comes from traces of chromium.

On the mohs scale their score of 9 is second only to that of the diamond. These gemstones have excellent hardness. Ruby is distinguished for its bright red color being the most famed and fabled red gemstone. Details link will be useful for people who have priority to meanings and effects.

Stones lighter than this are called pink sapphire. Despite the differences all of varieties of ruby have the potential to display comparable shades of red. 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. Ruby is gem quality red corundum.

You may find something new from there. The color of a ruby is due to the element chromium. Sapphire the other gem variety of corundum encompasses all colors of corundum. Gem quality ruby displays a color range of pure red to a darker purple red color.

Ruby history and lore. In its purest form the mineral corundum is colorless. All other color varieties of gem quality corundum are referred to as sapphire. The word ruby comes from ruber latin for red.

You can check detailed meanings and effects by clicking the name. 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. Ruby gemstone is the gemstone of planet sun. Chromium is the trace element that causes ruby s red color.

Meanwhile the sun shares a healthy relationship with the planet mars which is regarded as the governing planet of aries. 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. The close relationship between the ruby and the sapphire has only been known since the beginning of the 19th century. Ruby gemstone for aries march 21 to april 20.

Trace elements that become part of the mineral s crystal structure cause variations in its color. Only red corundum is entitled to be called ruby all other colours being classified as sapphires. Ruby is the red variety of the mineral corundum. All gemstones list has a link to details on each gemstone.