Purest Quality Rubies Wholesale
The purest quality rubies wholesale would be the Burmese rubies available as loose stones.
The word ruby originated from the Latin word for red, “ruber”. Rubies are a form of corundum, colorless in their pure state. The red color you see in Burmese Rubies is because they contain very small amounts or traces of chromium. Sometimes there are traces of iron and that then makes them browner.
Burmese, African, Thai and Cambodian rubies, all have the same chemical and physical properties, with noticeable differences between them, the Burmese ruby being the top of the line with the deepest color and hue. A top of the line perfect Burmese ruby can be worth up to one million dollars.
Color is probably the most important factor when it comes to determining the value of a Burmese ruby. It is considered even more important than the clarity. Few Burmese rubies are clean and even very expensive stones will have some slight inclusion.
Pigeon’s blood or blood red Burmese rubies are considered the purest quality rubies. The Blood Red Burma ruby has been used in the crowns and jewellery of kings and queens since their discovery.
The cuts of a Burmese ruby include, square, pear, trillion, cabochon, round, emerald cut, oval, cushion, and heart shaped. The square, emerald cut and heart shaped are possible the most popular.
Fine Burma Rubies can be even rarer and more valuable that diamonds,. In fact a fine Burmese Ruby can be the most expensive gem stone in the world.
The best way to buy the purest quality rubies is wholesale and loose. Officially Burmese rubies are sold at the Myanmar’s gem auctions. Despite this, millions of dollars worth of rubies leak across the borders to China, Thailand, and even India every year. These are sold at open market prices and end up in the shopping malls of the US and other western countries.
It is always best to buy your Burmese rubies loose and not set in jewellery so that you can inspect them and check for inclusions. Get a certificate if you can that describes the ruby. An official appraisal is very important to establish the authenticity of the ruby.
Lastly if you can buying the purest quality rubies wholesale is probably the best way to do so to get a genuine Burmese ruby at a good price.