We all know that ruby is a precious gemstone and here I am sharing some information about composition of ruby gemstone. Here you can know about the hardness of ruby gemstone, different cuts of ruby gemstone and the variety of gemstone.

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Composition of
Ruby
Gemstones

2. Ruby Gemstone is the red variety of mineral
Corundum Oxide.

3. Ruby is composed of Corundum which
represents in the crystal form of Aluminium
Oxide.

4. Corundum is the rock forming mineral that
usually found in Igneous, Metamorphic and
Sedimentary Rocks.

5. Pure Aluminium Oxide contains
5-8% of chromium oxide which gives the red
color to Ruby.

6. Color of ruby depends on chromium present
in it. More the chromium more the red color
of the gemstone.
Color

7. Durability
Durability of the gemstones can be identified
by its hardness. Hardness can be find using
Mohs Scale. Hardness of the ruby gemstone is
9.00.

8. Cuts of Ruby gemstones
Rubies are available in different Cuts and
Shapes like Round, Oval, Triangle, Heart,
Pear, Diamond etc.

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