Ruby is distinguished for its bright red color being the most famed and fabled red gemstone.
Ruby gemstone colors.
The tone is the amount of color in a ruby.
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.
We need to break down the color of rubies into three parts the hue the tone and the saturation.
A ruby is what most often comes to mind when one thinks of a red gemstone.
Gems of perfect saturation are rare and therefore more expensive.
In its purest form the mineral corundum is colorless.
Ruby gemstones color range.
Most gemological authorities expect a medium to medium dark red color tone in a ruby.
Ruby is the red variety of the mineral corundum.
Trace elements that become part of the mineral s crystal structure cause variations in its color.
Jan goodman co ruby can command the highest prices of any colored gemstone.
This makes ruby one of the most important gems in the colored stone market.
Ruby is gem quality red corundum.
Like other colored gemstones they also look great in halo settings which emphasize the rich color of the ruby center stone.
Fine color large and eye clean lacking visible inclusions rubies like this 11 01carat ct stone from myanmar formerly known as burma are extremely rare and valuable.
Medium tone is the most desirable for a ruby as it is the best balance.
The name ruby is derived from the latin word ruber which means red.
For example this 1 04 carat ruby engagement ring has an impressive halo setting that attracts attention to the beautiful center stone all while giving the ring an elegant classic appearance.
The color of a ruby is due to the element chromium.
When determining the quality of ruby based on its color the hue saturation and tone must always be taken into account.
Okay so we know rubies are red but which red is best.
Too little color and the ruby can appear to be flat glassy and not like the red color you expect.
Ruby history and lore.
Natural b this category accounts for over 50 of natural gemstones.
The hue specifies how red the gemstone is are there any hints of yellow blue or brown for example.
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.
The word ruby comes from ruber latin for red.
Chromium is the trace element that causes ruby s red color.
The redder the better.
Stones lighter than this are called pink sapphire.
Though there are many other gemstones that display a red color including red diamonds there are properties that are exclusive to rubies.
The color comes from traces of chromium.
Sapphire the other gem variety of corundum encompasses all colors of corundum.
