Buy Ruby Online, Ruby gemstone online is a process. One must get educated in order to be able to make an informed decision when buying a fine Ruby gem. Rubies are considered the “King of Gems”. With the discovery of the Mozambique ruby deposits, consumers have enjoyed a much larger selection and much better affordability of these beautiful red stones.
Raw, Uncut Rubies
As the title implies, raw rubies are what rubies look like before they are cut or faceted. Few people outside geologists and the jewellery industry recognize uncut gems.
Uncut gems are usually referred to as gem rough. On the right, you can see cut rubies along with ruby rough that is malformed, and grown as their ideal habit. A gem’s habit is the shape the crystals like to grow in. For rubies, the ideal shape is the flat, hexagonal tablets on the right.
That particular habit is the reason why rubies over a carat become very expensive, very quickly. The popularity of the color red in combination with the scarcity makes the price jump like a grasshopper.
What are rubies?
Rubies are the red variety of corundum, chemically written as Al2O3. Pure corundum is colorless, with the red color caused by chromium (Cr) being present in the right amount (approximately 2% of total mass is the ideal, maximum amount found in nature). Their tone needs to be medium to dark, since corundum colored red with light tones are actually pink sapphires. Pink sapphires can come from the same rough as rubies.
What Causes this Shape?
Chromium is the reason rubies grow in this flat, hexagonal shape, rather than its mineral cousin sapphires. Rubies and sapphires are both differently colored varieties of the mineral species corundum.
The precise technical details of the growth are very difficult to explain, much less do so simply, but it is ultimately a matter of solubility. The corundum mineral forms in a superheated liquid of various elements. This includes the elements that make up its base composition, aluminum and oxygen, to form aluminum oxide (Al2O3) or corundum.
The chromium does not mix with the corundum very well in the super heated environment, and the chromium makes it form very shallowly. A ruby needs a lot more chromium than a blue sapphire needs iron and titanium (2% vs. 0.1%, approximate values respectively).
The size and shape of the gem rough is inhibited by the large amount of chromium. Chromium is also a rarer element than iron and titanium, making rubies rarer too.
Also remember that the hexagonal shape is a ruby’s ideal habit, and they very rarely form ideally. A lot of the time they also come from places like Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon) as water-worn pebbles. They also form highly-included rough more similar to uncut sapphires.
1.49-Carat Ruby
This unheated ruby is a gorgeous deep red. The gem was upcycled from a vintage piece of jewelry and it is 100% natural and untreated in any way; in our gemological opinion, it is mostly likely from Mozambique. It has very small inclusions that are quite difficult to see with the unaided eye from a normal viewing distance. The inclusions have been factored into the price, making this a great value for the size and color.
The ruby has been recut in the United States to improve the brilliance; it is faceted in a classic brilliant oval design. It weighs 1.49 carats and measures 6.9 x 5.4 x 4.3 mm.
Raw & Rough Ruby Stones
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Rare African Ruby
Africa has become the new frontier for Ruby with deposits in Mozambique, Tanzania, Kenya, Sudan and Somaliland. We source the finest pieces direct from mines in all these countries, particularly the
Montepuez mine in Mozambique. This deposit is believed to be the most significant new Ruby deposit in the world
Fine African Ruby for Sale –
We have had a great deal of experience with Ruby, having owned and operated a Ruby mine in the Taita area of Kenya in the 1980’s. We are still very closely linked to most of the mines in the region and interact with the miners regularly.
Mozambique Ruby –
We work closely with Gemfields who own and operate the Montepuez Ruby mine in Mozambique. This deposit is believed to be the most significant new Ruby deposit in the world. The mine produces some very fine colors with many commanding the “pigeon’s blood red” of Burmese deposits. This new deposit has presented an opportunity to buy very fine Ruby of Burmese pedigree at a much lower price point. This will likely change as Mozambique Ruby carries its own cachet these days.
Kenya Ruby – Kenya has been producing Ruby for decades. Most of the production hails from Taita, close to Tsavo where Tsavorite is mined. The vast majority is Cabochon quality with some super colors. The other significant deposit is to be found in Baringo where a recently discovered alluvial deposit yields up some beautiful pieces with a pinkish modifier.
Value of Raw, Uncut Rubies
Just like normal faceted rubies, their rough, uncut forms vary significantly in price depending on their quality. Specimens like the star ruby on the right are very common, even with the star phenomena on it. Even cut, these examples are typically not worth $1 a carat, though fine rough like in the example below can be tens of thousands of dollars depending on the parcel.
See those weird curving lines on the common star ruby? That is from when the stone was polished, meaning this is a low-quality polish. Though faint, if not impossible to see, there are other curved lines in two other directions, which are other directions the ruby was polished in.
Tanzania Ruby –
Tanzania’s Longido deposit has been a stalwart in the Ruby market for decades. A more recently discovered deposit in Winza has yielded up some of the world’s finest Rubies in recent years, although appears to be largely mined out now. Tanzania continues to produce some very fine stones, albeit sporadically.
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