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rubies from Sri lanka oval cut

ruby

Its name comes from the Latin “rubeus” or “ruber” meaning red. Ruby is the name of the true red variety of a mineral, Corundum, which itself can be of all the other colors under the name of sapphire, except for the red which is reserved

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pyroximangite fancy cut

pyroxmangite

It takes its name from its resemblance to the pyroxene and its manganese content. Rhodonite has the same composition as the pyroxmangite formed in conditions of higher pressure and temperature.

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pyrope garnet from Africa oval cut

pyrope

Its name comes from the Greek “pyros” for fire. Of variable color, the red one, more or less tinged with brown, being the most sought after. It was called “carbuncle” which means red like fire, and the expression “shining like carbuncles” was widely used by

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emerald cut pyrargyrite

pyrargyrite

Described in 1831 by Glocker, its name comes from the Greek “pyros” meaning fire and “Argyros” for money. It is a silver salt of a fire red color.

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emerald cut proustite

proustite

Its name honors Joseph-Louis Proust, French chemist (1754-1826).

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cut painite from Mogok in Burma

painite

Discovered in 1956, its name honors the English mineralogist Arthur Charles Davy Pain. In 2001 a gem variety of a nice red color was discovered.

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