Black Ruby Stone

However many famous genuine rubies have fascinating histories too.

Black ruby stone.

The word ruby comes from ruber latin for red. It can also serve a number of different purposes for that piece whether it s contrasting the rest of the stones complimenting similar stones or just standing alone as a statement piece. As the science of gemology developed many historically important rubies such as the famed black prince s ruby of the british crown jewels proved to be other red gems most often red spinels. Beside for its bright color it is a most desirable gem due to its hardness durability luster and rarity transparent rubies of large sizes are even rarer than diamonds.

Beginning of a dialog window including tabbed navigation to register an account or sign in to an existing account. The color of a ruby is due to the element chromium. Ruby is the red variety of the mineral 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.

In the art deco period onyx added contrast to ruby and quartz jewelry designs. In the past cabbed blood red gemstones were known collectively as carbuncles. Since ruby is a fairly emotionally driven stone you may also be interested in pairing it with stones that have highly intellectual powers such as prehnite and amethyst. Both registration and sign in support using google and facebook.

Sapphire the other gem variety of corundum encompasses all colors of corundum.