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Gemological
Properties
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Ruby
gemstone
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| Chemical
Composition |
AL203 + Cr (aluminum
oxide) |
| Color |
Any shade of red, from
light pinkish red to dark purplish red. In ancient times, pinkish
red rubies were called Padmaraga (red as the lotus) or Feminine
rubies, while dark red rubies were considered Masculine stones. |
| Hardness |
9 |
| Density |
3.99-4.1; usually near
4.00 |
| Refractive
Index |
1.763-1.770 |
| Occurence |
Burma- Burmese rubies
historically comes from the Mogok stone tract. The history of
mining in Burma is long, complex and turbulent and date back
thousands of years. Gems occur in a gravel layer called Byon
at a dept of 20 to 100 feet, and are recovered by rudimental
washing and screening and then hand-picking of encouraging-looking
pebbles. Today, the Mong Hsu tract is also producing gem quality
stones. Very fine Burmese stones over 5 carats are today extremely
rare and can command ten times as much the price of a 5 carats
diamond. Other producers of fine rubies are Thailand, Pakistan,
Vietnam, Ceylon, East Africa.
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Astrological-Healing
Properties
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Ruby
gemstone
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| Planet |
Sun |
| Cosmic
Color |
Red |
| Number |
1 |
| Chakra |
5th, Manipura |
| Sun
Mantra |
"Aum grinih suryaya
namah" repeated
7 times at the time of wearing a Sun talisman. |
| Signs
of a well-placed Venus |
Creative, vital, resistant,
determined and decisive.
Successful activity, authority.
Royalty, high position in administration.
Cheerful outlook, good fortune, ambition to achieve great heights,
brilliance, optimism, success in worldly affairs.
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| Prevention
of the following diseases |
Heart diseases,
eye inflammation, low or high blood pressure,
Hemorrhage, cardiac thrombosis, heated and bilious constitution
Cerebral meningitis, eruption of the face, typhoid, polypus,
epilepsy, bile complaints, sun-stroke, scorches, diseases of
the head
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| Element |
Fire |
| Sign |
Leo |
| Sanskrit
Names |
Manikya, Ruby, Padmaraga,
Red-lotus color gem, Shona-Ratna, Red jewel, Ravi-Ratna, Gem
of the sun.
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Ruby
Gemstone is the stone of Pinkish Red color, it generally occurs
in crystal of six sided prism. Ruby is the Gemstone , used to enhance
the powers of the Sun. An individual whose Sun is well placed in
the birth Chart can never be unsuccessful. There are several attributes
which decides the superiority of the ruby. For instance, if it is
immersed in milk, the red rays should break the liquid. Or if it
is rubbed on a stone, the stone may show signs of friction but the
ruby must not lose weight.
