Dazzling Ruby Jewelry: Popularly Known as King of All Gems

Ruby is a type of aluminum oxide (or the mineral corundum) and is a gemstone whose color ranges from blood-red to pinkish-red. Ruby jewelry has this color due to chromium’s presence, constituting only 1% of the total composition of ruby. Most premium rubies have a blood red or pigeon blood shade of red, primarily mined in Myanmar (Burma). However, the affordability of a ruby is also determined based on the cut, the clarity, and the weight of the gem. Ruby is extremely popular since it is a cardinal gem. Ruby is derived from the Latin term “ruber,” meaning red. In Sanskrit, Ruby is called “ratnaraj,” which means the king of all gems.