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Preface

The finest quality clear rubies originate from the Karur region. The color differs from a geographical location to another. All the mines in Karur are based on the barren land. The town of Karur is best known for its naturally occurring rubies. Madikeri is popular for its star rubies. The towns in the vicinity of Paramatti and Kangayam have ruby mines too. The Madikeri is a faraway hill station tapered by wild greens, based in Western Indian Ghats. All the rubies mined here are translucent, lighter, good quality, and transparent. A ruby containing granulite is known as Ruby rock. And is used to produce crystal balls and artifacts. Buy gemstones online like rubies from a site that is trustworthy and reliable.

High Price & Quality Rubies

These high priced stones are hexagonal in shape originally but are available in all kinds of shapes and sizes. The most common rubies have a maroon color and have 16mm inclusions of hematite. These range from 20mm to 10mm inclusions. The Subramaniam town which is close to Madikeri shows a huge hexagonal pillar of the ruby is found in the nearby villages. The maroon star ruby is found in Bangalore district of Karnataka and villages in the vicinity. It originated from yellow and red soils in coconut and mango orchards, found in other places than usual locations. No matter what the rubies are mined considering the primitive methods. Many sellers have attractive offers but when you buy gemstones online make sure the offer does’t sound too cheap to be authentic.

Conclusion

The host rock of Karur based rubies is the same as the host rock of Mozambique rubies. These sapphires consist of biotite, plagioclase, and hornblende. In select areas like Kiranur and Senegal, rubies are discovered with naturally occurring iolite. The Madikeri rubies have corundum-fuchsite-mica schists. Meaning a mineral composition of fuchsite mica, corundum, quartz, and rutile. In totality, the finest quality translucent rubies originate from Karur host rocks. Along with the Tabular hexagonal crystals that range from translucent to transparent rubies are taken out from granulites in Madikeri. Hence when you decide to buy gemstones online make sure the seller is reliable and sells with a certificate of authentication.