Hundreds and hundreds of years ago, the treatment of gemstones has existed. Currently, many of the treatments are still being used....

Recently, the US government decided to lift the ban on the importation of rubies and jade from Myanmar (Burma) that had been in place...

“A drop of the heart’s blood of Mother Earth” is how the ruby is described in the Orient. The Indians call the ruby Ratnanayaka, the lord...

99% of Rubies today are heated/treated in order to make them clear enough and red enough to sell in the gemstone market. Less than 1% of rub

The 'Star ruby' is a rare variety of ruby that exhibits an asterism; a six-rayed star that shimmers over the surface of the stone wh