(SPL00132) Ruby faceted beads Flint Stone

(SPL00132) Ruby faceted beads Flint StoneA ruby is a pink to blood red colored gemstone. The red color is caused mainly by the presence of the element chromium. Its name comes from ruber, Latin for red. Other varieties of gem quality corundum are called sapphires. The ruby is considered one of the four precious stones, together with the sapphire, the emerald and the diamond. Reference: wikipedia Size: (smallest bead) 7x7. 5x6. 5mm (largest bead) 10x20x9mm Length: 18 5 8 inches 475mm Polished

- this is only an approximate measurement

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Several of the most spectacular spinels ever discovered have been mounted in "crown jewels" and other "jewelry of significance" under the assumption that they were rubies or sapphires

Legend has it that eilat stone was originally mined in King Solomon's mines in Africa

Size: 9 - 10 mm (45 pcs)

7 inches/ 425mm Origins: Utah

chrysoprase or chrysoprasus is a gemstone variety of chalcedony (a cryptocrystalline form of silica) that contains small quantities of nickel

usually coloured by iron oxide

Origin: Brazil

It is found at the base of the K2 mountain

also known as black hematite

A: 22 x 28 x 7  - 25 x 30 x 8 mm