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WEBINAR - Ruby: King of the Colored Gemstones

September 04, 2020

In July of 2020, Chris Smith participated in an Accredited Gemologists Association (AGA) webinar explaining rubies and their treatments in depth. Check it out below for everything you want to know about rubies and how they’re treated as well as for a look to the future!

Two Large Rubies from the Pamir Mountains, Tajikistan

May 26, 2020

Picture by Bilal Mahmood.

The most recognizable and diagnostic inclusion feature for rubies of Tajik origin consists of small negative crystals, each individually associated with basal-oriented thin films. These occur in groups along planar concentrations, as shown on the left, or as isolated features. Also present are fine, reflective stringers.

More research about these unique rubies from Tajikistan was published in The Journal of Gemmology, Volume 36, No 4, pp 288-289. See below for the article!

For a PDF of the full article, please click here!