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Before purchasing a colorstone, whether it is ruby, sapphire or any other gemstones it is important to know which components are the main ingredients in determining its value. Also there are various types of treatments and mines that are exists in colorstones, so it is important to understand what are the options available for you! This will allow you to make the decision that best suits your requirements.
Gemstones are scrutinized for less severely for clarity than diamonds are. In ruby and sapphire and all other gemstones the main criteria is whether it is eye clean or not. Learn more about Clarity here.
In Gemstones color is the main criteria in determining its value, unlike diamonds cut, clarity and carat weight don't have as signifies of an impact in the value of gemstones. Learn more about the color in this section.
Carat weight is the unit of measurement that is used by the jewelry industry to weigh all gemstones. We provide a chart in this section which will give you an idea of how big a particular weight ruby or sapphire looks like.
Cut grading is very similar to clarity grading for gemstones in that it plays much less of a role in value of gemstone than it does for diamonds. Few main points to note about cut are...
There are various types of treatment in gemstone like ruby and sapphires. We list few of the main ones here and provide information on what is accepted and what is not.
Ruby, Sapphires and other gemstone come from various different mine around the world. The origin of this gemstone often has a significant impact on their prices. Click here for further details.
There are various gem Laboratories out they are providing their own independent specifications. Unfortunately, often these labs vary in their strictness in grading of the gemstones. Here we provide list and detail on only the most respected and well known.
It is a very common question among our ruby and sapphire customers to ask "Should I purchase heated or unheated Gemstone?” In this section we will provide you our opinion and why would choose one over the other.
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