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How do you choose a good ruby stone?
3 Important Factors That Will Help You Choose the Best Rubies
- Choose the right shade of red. The shade of red that a ruby has strongly influences its overall value.
- Make sure that there are no noticeable inclusions. A high-quality ruby will be eye-clean.
- Don’t underestimate the importance of the cut.
Are rough rubies worth anything?
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.
What is the value of uncut rubies?
Fine-quality rubies are some of the most expensive gemstones, with record prices over $1,000,000 per carat. However, rubies are also subjected to more treatments than almost any other gem.
How can you tell a real ruby?
Real rubies glow with a deep, vivid, almost “stoplight” red. Fake gems are often dull: they are “light, but not bright.” If the gem is more of a dark red, then it may be garnet instead of a ruby. If it is a real ruby, however, know that darker stones are usually worth more than lighter stones.
How can you tell if a ruby is natural or synthetic?
Chemical traces are left in the stone of a lab-created ruby and this is not seen in natural rubies. Minimal internal flaws, higher quality at a lower price and a larger ruby for the same price as a smaller one will tell you that it is synthetic.
What is the highest quality ruby?
Burmese rubies
Burmese rubies are the best rubies in the world and the most sought after. Burmese ruby is the standard by which all other rubies are judged. AJS Gems specializes in Burma ruby and carry an selection of these fine gems.
How can I tell if I have a real ruby?
Use the ruby to scratch a hard and yet smooth surface, such as a piece of glass. If there is a streak of red color left behind on the surface, then it is clear that your stone is a fake. A real ruby will never leave color in that way.
What is the best way to get rough gemstones?
Mining Gemstones will always give Rough tier of the item. Pristine grants a chance to drop a Flawed gemstone for each Rough gemstone harvested. Gemstones of Rough, Flawed and Fine qualities can be found in treasure chests.
How do you identify a gemstone?
You can use a streak test to determine the color of the gemstone’s powder, which is more accurate than looking at the color on the surface of a rough gemstone. You can also look for features on the surface that you can use to compare to a gemstone identification chart in order to identify the stone.
How can you tell if a gemstone is unpolished?
Identifying an unpolished, rough gemstone can seem difficult, but it really isn’t! You can use a streak test to determine the color of the gemstone’s powder, which is more accurate than looking at the color on the surface of a rough gemstone.
What are the different types of gemstones?
Gemstones come in 7 varieties: Ruby, Amber, Sapphire, Jade, Amethyst, Topaz, and Jasper . Each Gemstone has 5 tiers, listed from lowest to highest: Rough, Flawed, Fine, Flawless and Perfect. Each tier is crafted from 80 of the previous, except Perfect which is created in The Forge . Gemstones can be mined in Crystal Hollows from their ores.