Rubies are rare gems that are a form of corundum. People associate rubies with the color red, but depending on their exact elemental content, rubies may appear pink, as well. Gemstone Education ...

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The colors of rubies and emeralds are so striking that they define shades of red and green – ruby red and emerald green. But have you ever wondered how they get those colors? One feature of compounds ...

Unveiled in Marrakech, Louis Vuitton’s Mythica high-jewelry collection signals a new direction with bold offerings such as ...

Until recently, only emerald, ruby and sapphire were officially called precious gems. Everything else was called semi-precious. The precious categorization is a reference to value: a really fine ruby, ...

"If you look at a top-quality, gem quality ruby versus the top quality of a diamond – let's say they're five carats each – the ruby is going to be much rarer and much more expensive than that ...

The ruby is known as the king of gemstones, symbolizing passion, love and strength. It's no wonder people pay big bucks to buy ruby rings and other jewelry, but are you always getting genuine rubies?

While analyzing some of the world's oldest colored gemstones, researchers discovered carbon residue that was once ancient life, encased in a 2.5 billion-year-old ruby. While analyzing some of the ...

NASA’s Mars rovers have found traces of minerals akin to those that make up precious gems on Earth. But their appearance and ...