Rubinite is a natural gemstone unique to Russia. This gemstone has high hardness and brightness. It is the most commonly used gemstone in Russian jewelry. Rubinite has a high yield, is not very expensive, and looks beautiful in person.
The English name of Rubinite is Ruby. It is a natural corundum gemstone, among which ruby ??is the most outstanding. Its main chemical component is aluminum oxide (Al2O3), because it contains trace elements chromium (Cr3+). Russia is vast and rich in resources and is rich in all kinds of gemstones. Rubinite is the most commonly used natural gemstone among Russians.
Rubinite and ruby ??are very similar in appearance, but Rubinite is better than natural gemstones in terms of color, transparency, and cleanliness. Ruby is good, Rubinite is easy to process artificially, and the output is large, so the price is relatively low. However, there are very few raw corundums of natural rubies that can be regarded as gem grade, and even fewer of them are of high quality, so the price is relatively expensive.
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The difference between Rubinite and ruby:
Ruby is a corundum mineral product, and its hardness is second only to diamonds. If allowed, Comparing the hardness can tell the difference between real and fake rubies. In addition, the color of most rubies is uneven, with bands of varying shades inside.
The difference between Rubinite and natural ruby ??is that Rubinite has a uniform bright red color, no flaws in the crystal, and is clean and transparent. Compared with ruby, Rubinite appears to be more pure and translucent.