Geographic Origin:
Mozambique

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.

Transparency:
Semi-Transparent

Clarity Grade:
Not Applicable

Large Size:
The size of this gemstone is large compared to the commonly available sizes in this species/variety, making it rare and highly sought-after.

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

Asian Institute of Gemological Sciences report # GF22020104

• The accompanying AIGS report authenticates this gemstone as a "Natural Ruby" of "Mozambique" origin with a comment stating "No indication of heating".

• The accompanying AIGS report describes the color as "Pigeon Blood" and states "This stone has been given the AIGS 'Pigeon Blood' grade on the AIGS Ruby Color Grading Scale". AIGS awards this color term only to select rubies that meet their specific "pigeon blood" color criteria.