9/5/2023 0 Comments Ruby sapphire meaning![]() Colors:Īssume heating, (rarely surface diffusion for sapphires, oiling for low quality rubies)įine rubies up to five carats sapphires up to ten carats But we will go along with the Oriental philosophy since most rubies are mined and cut in the Orient. ![]() ![]() Western dealers contend the only reason to give a stone the "ruby" label instead of calling it "pink sapphire" is to sell for a higher price. The Asian dealers argue that there is not a differentiation between light blue and dark blue sapphires so why should this distinction exist for light and dark red stones? The issue has not been settled. American and European gem dealers contend that "ruby" only included red, not lighter shades such as pink corundum. Nevertheless a world wide debate rages about the definition of ruby. In this text, rubies include all corundum with a red hue predominant sapphires include all the corundum of all other hues. They were named long before anyone realized they were the same mineral.Ĭorundum comes in many colors (Photo by ICA/Bart Curren) Rubies and sapphires have been treasured for thousands of years. Rubies and sapphires are the same mineral: corundum, with different trace minerals creating a wide variety of color.
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