Madagascar rubies madagascar is the source of top fine quality range of rubies although madagascar rubies are relatively new to the gemstone market.
Madagascar ruby vs burmese ruby.
It is made up of corundum al2o3 and chromium impurities cr3 which are responsible for its wonderful red coloration.
Burmese rubies come from particular areas namely mogok in north burma and mong hsu to the eastern of mandalay.
The color of a ruby is due to the element chromium.
The pan african orogeny happened about 750 to 450 million years ago the result of which created gem deposits in kenya tanzania mozambique madagascar sri lanka and southern india.
However with its impressive product qualities the red color gem has made its place in the gem market in a short span of time.
The name for this particular type of corundum is taken from the latin word ruber meaning red.
Cushion shaped graff ruby is an unheated stone from burma that sold at sotheby s geneva in november for 8 600 410 establishing a world auction record for a ruby.
So the mozambique stone is somewhere in between a mixture of the best features of each a thai ruby that appears burmese a burmese ruby that appears thai.
Madagascar is relatively new in the gem market.
Madagascar produces mainly fine blue and pink sapphires.
Ruby is the most expensive gem in the corundum family.
The first lies.
The word ruby comes from ruber latin for red.
A lot of the finest ruby and sapphire mines fall into such zones according to hughes book.
Prices for oval and cushion cuts.
However two important ruby deposits have also been discovered.
The ruby areas in madagascar are andilamena and vatomandry.
Add up to 20 or deduct to 10 for other cutting.
Add 7 to 10 for rounds pears marquis.
Ruby is a form of aluminium oxide red corundum.
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.
Burmese ruby madagascar ruby stone.
Burma ruby unheated origin and lack of treatment should be certified.
One major difference between burma and mozambique is the strength of color.
A 5 17 carat burmese ruby from omi gems.
The intriguing red color and distinct shapes or cuts of madagascar rubies allure every gem lover toward this stone.
Long considered the king of the ruby burmese ruby are about to be dethroned by theirs brothers of africa.