- Brand: Casa de plata
- Product Code: CSNK-714
- Availability: By Order
Ruby is one of the highest valued colored gemstones, in fact, large rubies can fetch higher prices than equivalently sized diamonds. Ruby has been prized for centuries because of its excellent Mohs scale hardness of 9, along with its treasured rich red hue and vitreous luster. Ruby is a variety of corundum that gets its red color from chromium. Corundum that occurs in any color other than red, is classified as sapphire. In its pure form, corundum is completely colorless. The word "corundum" comes from the Tamil "kurundam", meaning "ruby sapphire"
Crystal Quartz is one of the most important minerals on earth and makes up one of the most popular gemstone groups in the world of colored stones. It is the second most abundant mineral found in Earth's continental crust, second only to the feldspars. The name 'quartz' is thought to be derived from the German word 'quarz', which likely originated from the Slavic and Polish words meaning 'hard'. The name is descriptive in regard to quartz being the definitive mineral that measures 7 on the Mohs scale of hardness. Other gemstones are often compared to quartz when it comes to classifying them as being hard, soft or durable.
Pearls are organic gemstones that are
formed by shelled molluscs; mainly bivalved oysters and mussels. Pearls are
made up of nacre (mother-of-pearl) which is mostly aragonite (calcium
carbonate) and conchiolin. The aragonite microcrystals build up around an
irritant. The name "pearl" is said to have originated from the Middle
English word "perle", which in turn came from the Latin word
"perna", meaning "leg", thought to be due to the ham-leg
shape of the bivalve mollusc.
Stone - Ruby / Crystal / Pearl
Stone Size - N/A
Stone Shape - Round
Weight - 4.77 Gms
SKU - CSNK-714