Geographic Origin:
Mogok - Burma (Myanmar)

Treatments:
No Treatments (Unheated/Untreated)

Gemologist's Comments on Color:
Rutile silk clouds in the stone may cause a silvery sheen on some portions of the stone in certain lighting conditions.

Transparency:
Transparent with Milkiness

Clarity Grade:
Not Applicable

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.

The features seen in the stone's pavilion are naturally occurring rough, unpolished surface areas. When cutting & polishing rubies, it's a common practice to intentionally keep certain portions of the stone in the natural, rough, unpolished form, particularly in the pavilion/bottom of the stone. This is done to preserve the carat weight and maintain the stone's overall shape/symmetry. Such minor external features are commonly seen in most natural & unheated/untreated rubies, especially ones from Burma. Since they are located in the pavilion, they don't affect the stone's clarity, face-up appearance, or luster.

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.

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 # 7522906574

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

• At our request, the girdle of this gemstone is laser-inscribed by GIA with its logo and the report number ("GIA 7522906574"). This security feature gives buyers a unique way of linking the GIA report to the physical gemstone.

International Gemological Institute report # 693506166

• The accompanying IGI report authenticates this gemstone as a "Natural Ruby" of "Burma" origin with a comment stating "No indications of treatment have been found".