Thursday, September 11, 2008

Mogok Ruby


The most famous Gemstones in the world

A sort of corundum, Mogok ruby is also Aluminium dioxide (AL203) and the colour gives pinkish red to pigeon blood red because it is infused with a small amount of chromium in its compostition. Among those light or strong color, the one with yellowish deep Red is favourite to gems connoisseurs. Crystallization forms of Ruby are Hexagonal system and the optic character is double refractive. Perfect Rubies are very rare and more hard to find than Diamonds. They are much more expensive. The gems quality of ruby above 3 carats are extremely rare. Rubies are mined in Myanmar, Srilanka, Vietnam, Afghanistan and Tanzania. But Myanmar top quality Rubies are Non-comparison to the others because of the colour and the characteristics of the Myanma Origin.
For their highest quality and top colour, Myanma Rubies has been accepted as the best in the world since several centuries that many ancient kings including European countries used proudly Burmese Rubies on their Royal Crowns.
So, we can note that Myanmar Ruby as "King Of Gems".

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