Necklace With Raw Red Quartz

Physical Properties

• Chemical Formula: Al₂O₃ (Aluminum Oxide) with chromium impurities
• Color: Red, ranging from pinkish-red to deep blood-red, with the color caused by chromium impurities
• Crystal System: Trigonal
• Hardness: 9 on the Mohs scale
• Specific Gravity: 3.97 - 4.05
• Transparency: Transparent to translucent
• Luster: Vitreous to subadamantine
• Streak: White

Optical Properties

• Refractive Index: 1.762 - 1.770
• Birefringence: 0.008 - 0.010
• Pleochroism: Strong, showing red and purplish-red colors from different angles
• Fluorescence: Strong red under long-wave and short-wave UV light

Healing and Metaphysical Properties

• Energy: Ruby is considered a stone of passion, vitality, and life force, believed to enhance motivation and energy.
• Chakras: Primarily associated with the Root Chakra and Heart Chakra
• Emotional Healing: Thought to bring confidence, courage, and enthusiasm. It is also believed to help in overcoming exhaustion and lethargy.
• Physical Healing: Used in crystal healing practices to support the heart, blood, and circulatory system. It is also thought to detoxify the body and stimulate the adrenal glands, kidneys, and reproductive organs.

Uses

• Jewelry: Highly prized in rings, necklaces, earrings, and bracelets due to its vibrant color and exceptional hardness. Often used as a center stone in high-end jewelry.
• Decorative: Used in carvings and ornamental objects.
• Industrial: Due to its hardness, ruby is used in watchmaking (as bearings in high-quality watches) and in scientific instruments.

Care

• Cleaning: Can be cleaned with warm, soapy water and a soft brush. Generally safe in ultrasonic cleaners and steamers, but care should be taken with treated stones.
• Durability: Ruby is very hard and durable, but it should still be protected from hard knocks and stored separately from softer gemstones to prevent scratches.

Sources

• Major Sources: Ruby is found in several locations worldwide, with significant deposits in Myanmar (Burma), Thailand, Sri Lanka, Mozambique, and Madagascar.

Identification Tips

• Color and Transparency: Ruby's intense red color and transparency can help in its identification. However, it can be confused with other red gemstones such as garnet or spinel.
• Testing: Gemological testing can help distinguish ruby from similar-looking minerals through its specific gravity, refractive index, and strong fluorescence under UV light.

Ruby's brilliant red color, exceptional hardness, and metaphysical properties make it a treasured gemstone among collectors and jewelry enthusiasts. Its applications in both ornamental and industrial fields highlight its versatility and enduring appeal

Length: 44cm+5cm

Crystal: 1.5cm-3cm