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TRADE NAME
Ruby
MOLECULAR FORMULA
Al2O3::Cr (Aluminium oxide with Chromium)
SYNONYMS
Padmaraga
ABOUT
Ruby is a pink to blood red gemstone, a variety of the mineral Corundum (aluminium oxide) . The common red color is caused mainly by the element chromium. Its name comes from ruber, Latin for red. Other varieties of gem-quality corundum are called sapphires. It is considered one of the four precious stones, together with the sapphire, the emerald and the diamond. Improvements used include color alteration, improving transparency by dissolving rutile inclusions, healing of fractures (cracks) or even completely filling them.SHODHAN OR AYURVEDA PURIFICATION PROCESS
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