| When buying a ruby, either in the form of a loose | | | | refereed to as the Four Câs: Clarity, |
| gemstone or as part of a jewellery item, there | | | | Color, Cut and Carat. Now letâs discuss |
| are certain factors you need to consider before | | | | each of these in turn. |
| making a decision to purchase or not. The | | | | Clarity |
| chances are that you will be spending a fair | | | | Experts in gemstones call the different |
| amount of money, so it is imperative you make a | | | | characteristics inside a ruby Inclusions; these |
| decision based on some key factors, which we | | | | inclusions are used by experts to define the type |
| will discuss in todayâs article. | | | | and value of the ruby. Rubies with any marks or |
| The factors when evaluating whether or not to | | | | blemishes will be worth less in value than those |
| buy a ruby are based on what are typically | | | | that have no marks. |