| Ruby is one of the highly prestigious gemstones | | | | as actual ruby stone. |
| available currently. The stone derived its name | | | | Cut: according to the experts, the cuts of ruby |
| from the Latin word “Ruber”, which is | | | | offer a width/depth ratio that is higher than |
| based on the Red color. This precious stone is | | | | comparable diamond cuts. These cuts are usually |
| just like any other gemstone, which is extensively | | | | 70% to 80% for good quality. If a Ruby stone is |
| used to cure and protect from the ill effects. If | | | | cut too deeply then it will make the stone look |
| the stone is grounded into fine quality power and | | | | quite smaller than its actual size; but the stone will |
| placed on the tip of the tongue then it can cure | | | | show more color than cut in normal proportions. |
| you from blood and heart diseases. According to | | | | On the other side, all the deep cut ruby stones |
| the ancient records, in the earlier times this | | | | well preserve weight that increases the cost of |
| gemstone was used to wear under the skin, | | | | the stone and the all those rubies that are quite |
| which protected the users from battle, because | | | | shallow will look bigger than its actual size. |
| of the red-like color of the gemstone. | | | | Improving the quality of the ruby stones has |
| Color: the gemstone has several dominant | | | | become a very common practice in the present |
| features. Usually the colors of ruby range from | | | | time. This is usually done by heat treatment. The |
| fiery orange red to a deep purple red. Among | | | | ruby gemstone is heat treated in order to |
| them the red colored rubies are the most popular. | | | | enhance its color and remove all the blue patches |
| This precious stone belongs to the corundum class | | | | from its body. This is done with over 1800 |
| and some people only consider red colored ruby | | | | degrees Celcius of temperature. |