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    Ruby is a variety of the mineral corundum which is aluminum oxide. It derives its red color from the presence of chromium. Rubies are considered one of the four precious stones along with sapphire, emerald, and diamond. The most valuable and expensive rubies are a bright red called "blood-red" or "pigeon blood." A ruby's clarity, cut, and carat also impact its price in addition to color, with clearer stones demanding higher prices. Ruby is the traditional July birthstone.

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    Ruby is a variety of the mineral corundum which is aluminum oxide. It derives its red color from the presence of chromium. Rubies are considered one of the four precious stones along with sapphire, emerald, and diamond. The most valuable and expensive rubies are a bright red called "blood-red" or "pigeon blood." A ruby's clarity, cut, and carat also impact its price in addition to color, with clearer stones demanding higher prices. Ruby is the traditional July birthstone.

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    Ruby

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    This article is about the mineral or gem. For other uses, see Ruby (disambiguation).

    Ruby

    Natural ruby crystals from Winza, Tanzania

    General

    Category

    Mineral variety

    Formula

    aluminium oxide withchromium, Al2O3:Cr

    (repeating unit)

    Crystal system

    Trigonal

    Identification

    Color

    Near colorless through pink through all


    shades of red to a deep crimson

    Crystal habit

    Terminated tabular hexagonal prisms.

    Crystal symmetry

    (Hexagonal scalenohedral, H-M symbol:


    (3 2/m), Space group R3c[1]

    Cleavage

    No true cleavage

    Fracture

    Conchoidal, splintery

    Tenacity

    Brittle

    Mohs scalehardness

    9.0

    Luster

    Subadamantine, vitreous, pearly (on


    partings)

    Streak

    white

    Diaphaneity

    transparent, translucent

    Specific gravity

    3.97 4.05

    Optical properties

    Uniaxial -

    Refractive index

    n=1.7681.772
    n=1.7601.763

    Birefringence

    0.008

    Pleochroism

    Strong: purplish-red orangy-red

    Dispersion

    0.018

    Ultravioletfluorescence red under longwave

    References

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    A ruby is a pink to blood-red colored gemstone, a variety of the mineralcorundum (aluminium oxide).
    The red color is caused mainly by the presence of the elementchromium. Its name comes
    from ruber, Latin for red. Other varieties of gem-quality corundum are called sapphires. Ruby is
    considered one of the fourprecious stones, together with sapphire, emerald anddiamond.[3]
    Prices of rubies are primarily determined by color. The brightest and most valuable "red" called
    blood-red or "pigeon blood", commands a large premium over other rubies of similar quality. After
    color follows clarity: similar to diamonds, a clear stone will command a premium, but a ruby without
    any needle-like rutile inclusionsmay indicate that the stone has been treated. Cut andcarat (weight)
    are also an important factor in determining the price. Ruby is the traditionalbirthstone for July and is
    usually more pink thangarnet, although somerhodolite garnets have a similar pinkish hue to most
    rubies. The world's most expensive ruby is theSunrise Ruby.

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