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Treasures of the Earth

"Treasures of the Earth" is a collection of noteworthy gemstones hand-picked by our team of gemstone experts. Every gemstone in this collection will captivate you with its intrinsic beauty and spectacular flair.

Geographic Origin:
Winza Mines - Tanzania

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:
Transparent

Clarity Grade:
Included

Clarity Grade Description:
Included

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

International Gemological Institute report # 214667968

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

• The accompanying IGI report describes the color as "Deep Pinkish Red". IGI awards this color term only to select rubies that meet their specific "Deep Pinkish Red" color criteria.