The grs gemresearch swisslab ag created an official definition of pigeon s blood by creating a scale based on the intensity of red in rubies.
Pigeon blood red ruby.
So when a purplish red ruby is set in yellow the yellow of the metal cancels out the blue in the purple leaving behind guess what an almost visually pure red pictured above a 1 63 carat gem quality old mine burma ruby with a grs pigeon s blood certificate.
Pigeon blood ruby is the most sought after color variety of ruby gemstone.
The pigeon s blood sunrise ruby sold for a record 30 3 million at sotheby s in 2015.
Chemically the following compositions are found in grs type pigeon s blood rubies.
Platinum pin with diamonds and myanmar rubies approximately 0 8 1 3 cts.
A ruby is a pink to blood red coloured gemstone a variety of the mineral corundum aluminium oxide other varieties of gem quality corundum are called sapphires ruby is one of the traditional cardinal gems together with amethyst sapphire emerald and diamond.
Pigeon s blood color is a vivid red color high intensity and low tone e g.
Make offer 2 89 cts burma ruby pigeon blood red oval shape 7 5mm x8 5m natural mogok mine 3 00 ct transparent burmish pigeon blood red ruby gemstone gie certified 3272 0 99 6d 12h.
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The word ruby comes from ruber latin for red.
Burmese pigeon blood ruby.
Rubies exhibit medium to strong fluorescence if exposed to uv 365nm light report samples.
No brown and orange overtones of a certain group of natural rubies.
Some say that pigeon s blood is a visually pure vivid red gemstone which can be achieved when a purplish red ruby is set in yellow gold so the yellow cancels out the blue undertone.
Pigeon blood ruby meaning is primarily associated with its color that matches exactly with the blood drawn from a freshly killed pigeon it displays bright red hue with a slight tint of purple that appears deep red when seen in light.
Historically the term pigeon s blood described the red to slightly purplish or pinkish red color of rubies with a soft glowing red fluorescence.
In 1979 american gemological laboratories introduced the first ever colored stone grading reports.
The color of a ruby is due to the element chromium.
They also have extreme red fluorescence.
They have the coveted near perfect coloring known as pigeon s blood red which is a very slightly purplish red with vivid saturation and dark tone.
