Ruby - image 1

3

Ruby

3

T

The Carabas Collection

0 for sale·Member since 2026

Source volume: 53, issue: 1, PDF page: 80. Label: Figure 92. Ruby crystal on marble matrix, 8.5 cm, from Mogok. Donovan Family (Carabas) collection; Beth Van Allen photo.

Product details

Species

RubyAbout Ruby →

Added on10/22/2024

Locality

Myanmar, Mandalay Region, Mogok ValleyRegional guide →

Publications

Mineralogical Record Volume: 53, Issue: 1

Comments

Learn more

Ruby

Learn about Ruby

red corundum known for vivid pigeon-blood color, 9 Mohs hardness, and dramatic matrix on marble or zoisite; prized for rarity and notable localities.

Ruby

Ruby from Mogok Valley, Myanmar

Mogok ruby is the collector’s ruby by which nearly all other ruby localities are still measured. The best pieces show a saturated red to slightly purplish-red body color, a glowing red fluorescence, and a velvety internal softness caused by fine rutile silk. In the finest stones that combination gives the famous “pigeon’s blood” appearance: not merely dark red, but a living red that seems to hold light rather than simply reflect it.