Like diamonds, clarity, cut, and carat are also contributing factors. A rich purple undertone reinforces the red making it appear richer. Pink, orange, and purple are the normal secondary hues in ruby. The brightest red, called, “pigeon blood,” are the most valuable. Rubies are essentially just the name for a red Sapphire.The price of a ruby is mostly attributed to its color. The ruby is considered one of the four Precious Stones the Sapphire, the Emerald, the Ruby and the Diamond. Other varieties of gem-quality corundum are called Sapphires. Its name comes from ruber, which is Latin for red. The red color is caused mainly by the presence of the element chromium. Ruby is a pink to blood-red colored gemstone, a variety of the mineral Corundum.Ruby is a red precious stone it is made of the mineral corundum. What most people do not know is that they are made of the same mineral called corundum. This is the basic difference between sapphires and rubies. People who know about gemstones know that a sapphire is blue in color and a ruby is red.Jewelry Repair & Custom Design Service (In-Store) Hands of the Ancestors: Rare Hamsa Amulets from Morocco ![]() ![]() Gifts of the Orishas: Yoruba Art and Artifacts Richard Meyer Gallery Asian Art Collection Richard Meyer Gallery African Art Collection
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