The color of a ruby is due to the element chromium.
Black ruby stone.
Ruby is distinguished for its bright red color being the most famed and fabled red gemstone.
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.
The word ruby comes from ruber latin for red.
Black stone can bring an unexpected beauty to a piece of jewelry.
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.
However many famous genuine rubies have fascinating histories too.
In the art deco period onyx added contrast to ruby and quartz jewelry designs.
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Ruby is the red variety of the mineral corundum.
Sapphire the other gem variety of corundum encompasses all colors of corundum.
In the past cabbed blood red gemstones were known collectively as carbuncles.
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.
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