Red And Ruby

Ruby is a gem quality variety of the mineral corundum that contains chromium a rare element that imparts the red color and fluorescence.

Red and ruby.

The red colour arises from the replacement of a small number of aluminum atoms by chromium atoms 1 in 5 000. Among the rarest gems in the world most rubies undergo heat treatment to improve their color and increase their price. The word ruby comes from ruber latin for red. Ruby gemstone composed of transparent red corundum q v a mineral form of aluminum oxide al 2 o 3 its colour varies from deep cochineal to pale rose red in some cases with a tinge of purple.

The most valued is a pigeon blood red. Without blood to drink ruby becomes weaker and weaker by the day and turns to theo for help. Ruby relives some painful memories about her time spent in the caves and reveals some dark secrets about how the teenagers transformed into bloodthirsty vamp. Meanwhile flora finds herself roped into ian and amber s evil.

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. With noa drake michael campion richard neil daniella perkins. The color of a ruby is due to the element chromium. High refractivity is characteristic.