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Is a "african ruby" a real ruby?


Asked by Omari Edwards on Dec 11, 2021 Ruby



An ex-co-worker of mine has a ring set with an African Ruby. She believes that an African Ruby means a real ruby from Africa. However, according to webpages like this one, there are several misleading gemstone names out there where a place name is prepended to the name of a real gem and used to designate something else (usually of lesser value). For example, an "African Emerald" is just green fluorite, and an "Adelaide ruby" is just a garnet.
Besides,
African rubies are starting to take up the void left by the Burmese, and the African ruby that caused the biggest stir last year was a 15.29 carat oval-shaped Mozambique gemstone. The ruby sits plumb centre in Cartier's impressive Reine Makéda multi-strand ruby necklace, which was presented at the prestigious Biennale des Antiquaires 2014.
In respect to this, Even if Burmese rubies are still considered the most beautiful, we have seen, recently, a very nice African production of beautiful crystal clear red rubies. In the most beautiful qualities, the rubies of Africa compete without question with the Burmese rubies.
Likewise,
Ruby is one of the most prized gemstones and the rarest on the market, So perhaps it would be wise to take an interest in African rubies still affordable today. Indeed, in its finest quality, ruby ​​is rarer than diamond and especially the Birman rubies of the Mogok Valley of pigeon blood color (an exceptional intense red).
And,
Try to scratch the surface. Real rubies are extremely hard stones. Grind a fingernail or a coin into the surface of the "ruby" and see if you are able to scratch it. If the ruby shows a scratch, then there's a good chance that it is not a real ruby.