| Ruby
is one of the most desired gems,
which are used as jewellery. The
bright and intense red color of
the stone attracts all. Ruby comes
in a variety of colors, some are
red with a tinge of yellow or
orange and red are some blue or
purple hues.
The natural shades of ruby
vary from light to dark red.
Variations on a ruby Undertones
add charm and personality of
rubies. Ruby is jewellery and
a universal appeal to all bookmarks.
Ruby bears the color red, which
is the symbol of love and passion,
which adds to demand that ruby
jewellery.
As jewellery, Ruby has been
in demand since the dawn of
time.
Some rubies famous throughout
the world are as follows:
* DeLong Star Ruby: There is
a famous ruby, which is housed
in the Museum of Natural History
in New York. This fascinating
ruby weighing 100.32 carats.
* The Hixon Crystal Ruby: This
beautiful ruby-weighs 196.10
carats and deemed as one of
the biggest ruby perfect crystals
in the world. Frederick C. Hixon
donated this ruby the Natural
History Museum of Los Angeles
in 1978.
* The Midnight Star Ruby: This
is a world famous ruby, deep,
which is red in color and weighs
116.75-carat. This beautiful
ruby adds to the collection
of the New York Museum of Natural
History.
* The Neelanjali Ruby: This
is the largest double-Star Ruby
in the world. With 12 points,
an asterism, Neelanjali weighs
Ruby, 370 carats and belongs
to G. Vidyaraj in Bangalore,
India.
* The Rajaratna Ruby: This
is the biggest ruby in the world
and weighed 2475 carats. This
ruby has asterism 6 points,
making the world 's largest
Star Ruby. It belongs to MG
Vidyaraj.
* Rosser Reeves Ruby: This
is one of the world’s
largest and most beautiful star
ruby weighing 138.7 carats |
