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Rubies
A ruby is a pink or red-colored gemstone. Along with sapphires, emeralds and diamonds, rubies are considered to be among Major ruby deposits are found in Thailand, Cambodia, Afghanistan, and Pakistan.
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Are rubies opaque?
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Some rubies are opaque but these are considered to be low in value. A ruby that is high in value should be almost transparent and should have bright coloring.
Do rubies glow inder a black light?
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There are some rubies, especially Thai, that have too high an iron content to grow under black light. But unless the iron content is too high, rubies glow pinkish-red under a black light.
Are rubies heavier than garnets?
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rubies can be anysize small big medium they are not heavy as garnets
What property is shared diamonds and rubies and sapphires and emeralds and topaz?
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Are rubies rare?
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They are not overly rare, no. Rubies are found and mined in many parts of the world.
What month is the ruby birthstone?
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Rubies are the July birthstone. I am born in July.
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Is Leo's Birthstone Ruby or Onyx?
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It depends on which method you use to determine the birthstone for Leo.
July 23-Aug. 22 is the Zodiac sign of Leo. The stone that is designated for this zodiac sign is Onyx.
However, if you are talking about birthstones, you have to go by the month: July's birthstone is Ruby, and August's stone is Peridot.
If you go by months - and Leo covers two months - you would then have to look for which month your birthdate falls under that is covered by the Leo sign. Once you do, you also can choose which list of birthstones to go for: Traditional, Modern, Mystical, or Ayurvedic.
The Traditional for July is: Ruby, Onyx
July in Modern, Mystical, and Ayurvedic: Ruby
If your birthdate falls in August, the Traditional for it is: Sardonyx, Carnelian
Modern for August: Peridot
Mystical for August: Diamond
Ayurvedic for August: Sapphire
What can scratch a ruby?
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Ruby has a hardness of 9 on Mohs scale of hardness . So any gemstone with hardness more than 9 would scratch a ruby and that includes, diamond, synthetic moizzanite and synthetic diamond.
What is tanzanian ruby?
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Tanzanian ruby is ruby that is mined mostly around a small town called Winza in Tanzania. There have been many high quality stones discovered there of which the majority are completely natural, ie. free of heat treatment. There are some that rival the famous Burma Ruby. In the gem markets of today, Tanzania and Mozambique are now the main suppliers of fine quality Ruby.
Burma and Thailand Rubies are no longer commercially viable due to a lack of supply and an import embargo of Burma rubies into the American market.
Is there a different mineral that can be used if you run out of rubies?
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It is OK, rubies are easy to make artificially as they are made out of Aluminium Oxide. However there is one particular gem mineral (Spinel) that looks like ruby and some of the world's most famous rubies are not rubies but Spinels. eg. the Black Prince's Ruby and the "Timur ruby" in the British Crown Jewels are in fact spinels.
How much are uncut Ruby's worth?
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The amount that uncut ruby's are worth varies great depending on several factors. The economy and the size of the ruby should be taken into consideration.
