Rubies and sapphires are different colored varieties of the mineral corundum.
Are rubies rare.
Forget diamonds emeralds and rubies.
They are also exceptionally scarce.
Today s discerning collectors are looking for jewelry that emphasizes rare striking and sometimes almost impossible to find stones.
In nature diamonds are rare but not so in the gem world.
The emery on your emery boards and sand paper may contain.
Large gem quality rubies can be more valuable than comparably sized diamonds and are certainly rarer in fact smaller blue sapphires 1 3 cts are relatively abundant compared to small gem quality rubies.
All rubies are rare but those from myanmar formerly burma set the standard for quality and color.