Spinel and ruby are both beautiful and rare species, but they are easily confused because they are both red. Their material basis in the rock formations is very similar, because the chromium element makes them appear charming deep red, bright red or rose red, etc. The corresponding spinel can be found for rubies in almost every color system.
Spinel and ruby are both beautiful and rare varieties, but they are easily confused because they are both red. Their material basis in the rock formations is very similar, because the chromium element makes them appear charming deep red, bright red or rose red, etc. The corresponding spinel can be found for rubies in almost every color system.
red spinel
Spinel is an equiaxed crystal system, so it has no dichroism. Its hardness is 8, slightly lower than diamonds and red sapphires, but it is also a very hard gemstone. Spinel crystals are more thorough, bright red spinels are usually cheaper than rubies of the same color, while transparent high-quality bright red gems are very precious, and their value is much higher than diamonds.
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ruby
The red gemstone is a trigonal crystal system. Observed from different angles, it can be found that its dichroism is not obvious. Its hardness is 9, which is second only to the hardness of diamonds. The clarity of rubies is generally not very good, there are more inclusions and cracks inside, the crystals will not appear too thorough, among them, the color of rose is more. Rubies with a bright red color and high transparency are extremely rare treasures.
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The price of a high-quality pigeon blood ruby can reach tens of thousands of dollars, and the red spinel with the best quality is also very expensive, so rubies and spinels are beautiful and expensive precious gems.
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