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Geographic Origin:
Mogok - Burma (Myanmar)

Treatments:
No Treatments (Unheated/Untreated)

Color Award:
Pigeon Blood Red

Color Award Description:
Macabre, as it sounds, "Pigeon Blood Red" refers to a color category reserved for the finest, high-caliber rubies that exhibit a vibrant and vivid crimson red color. The term is said to have originated in Burma, where locals call the most vivid rubies "ko-twe", meaning "pigeon's blood". It is said that a perfect ruby is the same color as the first two drops of blood from the nose of a freshly-killed pigeon.

Pigeon blood red is the most sought-after color in rubies, surpassed by no other. While these rubies are usually devoid of purplish/pinkish/orangish/brownish overtones, some stones may show a slight purple hue.

While Burma (Myanmar) - particularly the Mogok region - has historically produced the most legendary pigeon blood red rubies, the nomenclature is not exclusive to the country. Other localities that yield fine-quality pigeon blood red rubies include Mozambique, Madagascar, Tanzania, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, and Vietnam.

Gemologist's Comments on Color:
The color of this ruby is an attractive and highly desirable shade of "pigeon blood red" without being overly dark in appearance.

Transparency:
Transparent

Clarity Grade:
Slightly Included

Clarity Grade Description:
Inclusions are slightly visible at eye view

Gemologist's Comments on Clarity:
Due to their natural growth conditions and recovery methods, rubies from Burma (Myanmar) commonly have features such as growth tubes, fingerprint inclusions, rutile silk clouds, and other microscopic inclusions that may affect the transmission of light to a certain extent. For this reason, despite being fully transparent, Burmese rubies may not show luster & scintillation as prominently as rubies from other localities.

Velvety Appearance:
This gemstone exhibits an appearance that is classified as "velvety". Such an appearance results from very fine microscopic particles that scatter light, causing the coveted visual effect without negatively affecting the gem's transparency. Gemstones with a velvety appearance have little to no extinction, display a warm glow, and look very pleasing to the eye. Therefore, velvety appearance is considered a highly sought-after trait in gemstones. The most prominent examples of gemstones coveted for their velvety appearance are the legendary Kashmir sapphires.

This item is accompanied by the following gemological reports. We will ship the original reports along with the item.

Gemological Institute of America report # 6495238142

• The accompanying GIA report authenticates this gemstone as a "Natural Ruby" of "Burma (Myanmar)" origin with "No Indications of Heating".

• The accompanying GIA report describes the color as "vivid red" and states "The color appearance of this stone is described in the trade as 'Pigeon's Blood'. GIA awards this color term only to select rubies that meet their specific "pigeon's blood" color criteria.

GRS Gem Research Swisslab report # GRS2024-072259

• The accompanying GRS report authenticates this gemstone as a "Natural Ruby" of "Burma (Mogok, Myanmar)" origin with a comment stating "No indication of thermal treatment".

• The accompanying GRS report describes the color as "vivid red (GRS-type 'pigeon's blood')". GRS awards this color term only to select rubies that meet their specific "pigeon's blood" color criteria.