0.42 Cts of Red Ruby in a oval Cut

4.5 x 3.5mm,Burmese Red Ruby val
Burmese, blood red color, a little beauty!

• Dealer Offering Item for Sale: New Directions - Gems

  Gemstone Facts:

  Ruby is the most valuable variety of the corundum mineral species, which also includes sapphire. Rubies can command the highest per-carat price of any colored stone. This makes ruby one of the most important gems in the colored stone market. In its purest form, the mineral corundum is colorless. Trace elements that become part of the mineral’s crystal structure cause variations in its color. Chromium is the trace element that causes ruby’s red, which ranges from an orangy red to a purplish red. The strength of ruby’s red depends on how much chromium is present—the more chromium, the stronger the red color. Chromium can also cause fluorescence, which adds to the intensity of the red color.

• Ruby Specifications:
  • Gem Species: CORUNDUM
  • Hardness: 9 -
  • Density: 3.95
  • RI: 1.76 -
• Size: 4.5 (L) X 3.5 (W) mm
• Cut: oval
• Carat Weight: 0.42 Carats TCW
• Grade: AAA-
• Clarity Breakdown: Loupe clean meaning that no inclusions are seen using 10x magnification.
• Cutting Breakdown: Exceptional brilliance with a precision cut. Stone has equal and symmetrical facting with proper cutting angles "critical angle" and proper depth.
• Carat Breakdown: Average in Carat Weight for this size stone (+/- 5%)
• Photo Clarity Breakdown: Color is Excellent, Image is Sharp, & Background is True.
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