Ruby: The magical birthstone explained by an Expert Gemologist, Jinagana Shah.
Red is the color of our intense emotions. The gem represents love, passion, courage, and anger. Also associated with power and desire. Ruby is considered as the king of all gems and identified all over the world as the birthstone for the month of July. A fine red Ruby bestowed good fortune upon its owner. Rubies are considered the most valued gem and have been the prized possession of emperors and kings throughout the ages. The desire for ruby is just as great as it always has been.
Ideal Romantic gift to give to the love of your life. Often confused with Red Spinel but it differs in hardness. Ruby is a variety of corundum stands on 9 on the hardness scale as per Moh’s. This makes it durable enough to adorn frequently worn jewelry items.
Color
Color is the most important factor affecting ruby’s value. Hues range from orangy red, Purplish red. The finest ruby has a pure, vibrant red to purplish-red hue. As the hue becomes orangy or more purplish the ruby moves down the quality scale into good and commercial ranges. Medium to medium darks is preferred. If the tone is too light stone is considered to be pink sapphire.
Physical appearance
Cut – Round, Trillion,emerald-cut, pear and marquise and Ruby beads are also available in the market. But these shapes are rare in larger sizes and higher qualities. As Ruby roughs are very expensive so cuter tries to conserve as much weight as possible. Let the quality drop a little bit but the weight has to retain. Calibrated rubies are also available in the market.
Clarity – When it comes to ruby inclusions are a must to prove it natural. As well as to prove the origin too. Inclusions have negative and positive effects on the ruby. For one thing, they can help to separate a treated or synthetic stone from an untreated, natural one. Negativity – Too many inclusions can also limit a ruby’s durability.
Treatment – ALmost all rubies are heat-treated to enhance their color. Other than that, there are several other treatments that happen to enhance transparency, clarity & color. – Quench crackling, Lattice diffusion, cavity filling, dyeing, fracture filling. ( Because most rubies are heat-treated,large-top quality rubies that don’t require heat treatment to improve their color can command prices much higher than their treated counterparts) Rubies from Myanmar, Mogok demand a higher prize than the one mined in Thailand.
Healing Properties
Due to the reddish-brown hues, Ruby is commonly identified with the root chakra. It is also effectively used to stimulate the heart chakra. It is believed that if one feels low in energy, it is simply an indicator that the life-sustaining energies are escaping through the breaks in the auric field. Rubies have the ability to repair leakages and also unlock blockages that are causing stagnation.
The gem promotes wealth and well-being, brings about spiritual wisdom, nurtures the emotional body and enhances creativity.
Conclusion
A Ruby instils in a person the importance of self-love and spirit and gives a more positive outlook of life itself.
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