Raw Original Ruby Rock Stone

Gently scratch the stone against a hard smooth surface.

Raw original ruby rock stone.

The absence of a streak isn t definitive confirmation that the ruby is genuine but the presence of color does confirm that it isn t real. Rub the stone against a clean white porcelain tile. A rock that might contain a gem can be cracked with a mining pick to. It also occurs in igneous rocks such as granite and nepheline syenite.

Beside for its bright color it is a most desirable gem due to its hardness durability luster and rarity. This is a good opportunity to see the gems in their natural state or even inside a rock. There are stones suitable for cabbing while other pieces have been treated and are ready to be faceted into a beautiful gemstone. The mineral corundum forms in metamorphosed crystalline limestones and dolomites as well as other metamorphic rock types such as gneiss and schist.

The red mark might be a sign that the gem is artificially colored. If it s a ruby it won t leave any color or streak behind. Gem quality red corundum is considered ruby while all other colors of gem quality corundum including colorless are sapphire. Transparent rubies of large sizes are even rarer than diamond s.

There are many books that describe the stones and include photos of them in the natural state. The gemstone ruby ruby is distinguished for its bright red color being the most famed and fabled red gemstone. The stone should scratch the surface whether or not it is a ruby the tip off however comes if the ruby leaves a red mark on the surface where you scratched it. Read about natural raw gemstones to learn more about the gems in their original state.

Gem carvers can create intricate objects from this material. We have a huge range of rough ruby ready to be cut into something special. Anyolite also known as ruby in zoisite or ruby zoisite is a lapidary rock material that contains chrome rich green zoisite black hornblende and large amounts of opaque ruby. A rough ruby is a popular choice for those that have the skills to cut the stone into the different shapes and this allows them to customize the jewelry in a way that unique for the customer.

Porcelain tile or a piece of clear glass.