Ruby. 1.05cwt. Natural store Earth Mined . 7x5.2x3.4mm.

THIS IS A GENUINE EARTH MINED RUBY. Expect flaws and inclusions. I do not sell lab produced stones ,or glass filled rubies which are not considered real gems. Flawless genuine rubies are extremely expensive. Why Settle for Imitations?
This gem is approx. 1.05 cwt and shows evidence of heating. 95% of all rubies are heated to improve the clarity and it is totally accepted in the trade. Unheated are more expensive.
Purchase price includes shipping, and this gem can be purchased at our regular purchase store price with no additional shipping cost . BUT: Should you purchase this during a sale, or with a coupon, a shipping charge may apply. We always ship with tracking.
If you are not sure, please ask. Indeed: ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE ASK.

I have been a gemologist for decades and I am now retired and do this to raise funds for animal sanctuaries. My selling price is determined by what I had to pay, and it is always far below retail replacement value. The retail replacement figure is designed for bricks and mortar jewelers with high overheads. Many were purchased years ago.

Even smaller pictures, while more accurately showing how the gem looks to the naked eye, still show the gem MUCH larger than it is of course.... if you are not sure how big this is , make certain you check on a measure marked in millimeters... the standard for measuring gems.)

NOTE: Supply and demand rules in true gem buying as in every other human investment.
Each earth mined gem is a unique work of art, unlike the lab produced stones that can be produced in unlimited quantities.
Even worse than the lab produced stones are the glass enhanced ones....almost worthless.
Some people will never understand why people buy an original work of art when they can buy a poster for next to nothing.
Earth mined gems are for those that do. Invest in quality.

Ruby is the birth stone for those born in July. Traces of chromium are responsible for the color. Rubies are 9 on the moh's scale, right behind diamond ( moh's10)
Sapphires and rubies are the same gem ( corundum) , other than the color.
Ruby. More expensive that diamond at times. The most expensive ruby to my knowledge is the 25.59 carat Sunrise Ruby which sold at auction in 2015 for $30,420,000.00
Hindus consider ruby very spiritual.... believe the red comes from an eternal flame that no human can extinguish.
Believed to put fire into one's life, and bring economic prosperity.