A ruby is a pink to blood red coloured gemstone a variety of the mineral corundum aluminium oxide other varieties of gem quality corundum are called sapphires ruby is one of the traditional cardinal gems together with amethyst sapphire emerald and diamond.
Pigeon blood ruby color chart.
Color and carat or size have the greatest effect on a ruby s value.
Vietnamese rubies are a purplish red and thai rubies are a darker muted red known as siamese color.
Pigeon blood ruby meaning is primarily associated with its color that matches exactly with the blood drawn from a freshly killed pigeon it displays bright red hue with a slight tint of purple that appears deep red when seen in light.
Pink a paler less saturated red is also possible.
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Ceylon rubies are a light raspberry red.
Burmese pigeon blood ruby.
The color of a ruby is due to the element chromium.
Today pigeon s blood is the key ruby branding catchphrase as ubiquitous on lab reports as.
The word ruby comes from ruber latin for red.
Previously only myanmar rubies imported prior to 2003 were available for sale in the us.
They have the coveted near perfect coloring known as pigeon s blood red which is a very slightly purplish red with vivid saturation and dark tone.
Traditional descriptions like these are useful for evoking images and describing color among professionals.
Ruby may exhibit one of a few possible secondary hues.
Rubies from myanmar formerly burma possess the highly coveted pigeon blood red color.
Historically the term pigeon s blood described the red to slightly purplish or pinkish red color of rubies with a soft glowing red fluorescence.
However you can request any of natural aaaa or natural aaa or even natural aa qualities and we will revert with prices and images within 48 hours.
Each one of this pear shaped imperial pigeon blood burma rubies has a gem clarity grade of vv2 or higher.
Purple and orange are the hues immediately adjacent to red on the color wheel.
Platinum pin with diamonds and myanmar rubies approximately 0 8 1 3 cts.
The finest color or pigeon s blood exhibits a purple secondary hue.
In october 2016 the us lifted its embargo on myanmar rubies.
A burmese pigeon blood ruby with superior luster is considered an heirloom ruby and can be sourced on request.
They also have extreme red fluorescence.
Almost overnight the term pigeon s blood became the sole synonym for superlative ruby color the same way d color for diamonds and 3 5 or better color for rubies became the sine qua non ratings for these gems in 1980.
Coming back to the main subject of this report is this rare lot of burma rubies please see attached pic.
Pigeon blood ruby is the most sought after color variety of ruby gemstone.
You will never find a ruby with a green secondary hue.
