A member asked a practical question: do all rubies fluoresce the same way, and if they do not, can weak fluorescence be predicted from the way a specimen looks in daylight? The answer is no on both counts. Rubies do not all fluoresce the same way. Some glow intensely,...
Gem Tabular Ruby Cluster: An Unique Crystal Habit
Most ruby specimens are either high-priced single/group of crystals on a marble matrix, or cheap massive habit rough from India. Not so here. This cluster of hundreds (or thousands) of intersecting crystals screams color and brightness, and has a delicate, not seen...

