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Ruby
Ruby is the most valuable variety of the corundum mineral species, which also includes sapphire.
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Sea Urchin–Like 3D Radial Fissures in a Heated Mong Hsu Ruby
Examination of a 1.34 ct ruby reveals a unique inclusion formed during heat treatment.
Evil Eye in a Flux-Healed Mong Hsu Ruby
Devitrified Glass “Pom-Poms” in Ruby
The 3309 cm^–1^ Series in Sapphire and Ruby: A Focus on FTIR Peak Position Variation
Investigates the correlations between peak positions in the 3309 cm–1 series with trace element concentrations for ruby, metamorphic and basalt-related blue sapphire, and laboratory-grown sapphire.
Ruby with Synthetic Overgrowth Lining Cavities
Arzakite Inclusion in Ruby from Mogok
Natural-Looking Inclusions in a Ramaura Synthetic Ruby
Update on Inclusion Scenes in Mozambican Rubies
Update on Liberian Ruby
Rose Channels in Ruby
Translucent Ruby Filled with Zinc Glass
Liberian Ruby
A trip to a rural Liberian diamond mining community results in a newly discovered source of corundum.
