Composite rubies are often sold as real rubies for real ruby prices.
Real ruby rings how to tell.
One thing to look for in a natural ruby are flaws.
Not ever ruby that you will come across is a genuine ruby.
It should be easy to tell if a ruby is actually made from glass.
If it s a ruby it won t leave any color or streak behind.
The stone is probably a ruby if it can scratch all these items.
The flaw will be a line or dark spot inside the stone.
Use the ruby to scratch a hard and yet smooth surface such as a piece of glass.
A real ruby cannot be scratched so easily.
The example on the left is a real ruby.
Today we re going to teach you how to tell if a ruby is real or fake.
Composite rubies are real rubies that have been fused with glass.
A real ruby will never leave color in.
Rub the stone against a clean white porcelain tile.
This makes the stone larger so that a jeweler can sell it for more money.
You just have to follow this steps.
To examine the stone you will need a jewelers loupe x10 magnifying glass.
In fact sometimes even a microscope won t work but a chemical analysis that can detect trace amounts of impurities such as lead can tell you if you have an actual.
A lot of the fake rubies sold on the market are made of red colored glass those imitations are very cheap but they are also not very durable.
These are some of the easiest methods on how to tell if a ruby is real and distinguish a real ruby gemstone from other imitations.
Fake burma rubies can be made so well that sometimes only someone with a trained eye and the right equipment can tell you with any real certainty whether or not it s authentic.
In this test you are looking to see if your stone leaves color.
The goal of combining these two materials is to increase the size of the stone while reducing its sales price compared with that of real ruby.
However if in doubt you can always get second opinions from other jewelers or ask for an official certification from your supplier to guarantee that your desired stone is truly and authentically a ruby.
If there is a streak of red color left behind on the surface then it is clear that your stone is a fake.
A mozambique ruby and diamond necklace.
A cultured ruby may look the same to you and provide you with a perfect looking gem but that is not what precious gemstones are all about.
Soak the stone in lemon juice.
The absence of a streak isn t definitive confirmation that the ruby is genuine but the presence of color does confirm that it isn t real.
These stones are made of real ruby fused with glass.
