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Monday, October 31, 2011

How to buy a gemstone ruby?

This is a difficult question for many buyers. I am trying to answer the same from my own training and experience.
Rubies are mysterious and expensive alike other precious Gemstones. One can pay much more than the actual price of a ruby gemstone if he or she does not know about the quality, origin of the rare gemstone. However, it is difficult to evaluate the same.
Ruby is a precious Gemstone. It takes a lot of time, training and experience to get skills to identify and evaluate ruby. One needs lot of time and devotion to master it. However, normal buyers need not to know all about this precious stones. It is better to acquire some basic knowledge before buying ruby.
I am trying to spell down some tips for a general understanding of ruby. I am describing here from customers’ perspectives. A layman can understand these tips before buying a ruby. You need not to be an expert of ruby to buy it.
Ruby is a color stone also referred as colored gemstone. It belongs to corundum group of gemstones. Corundum is the second hardest stone found in the nature. Only diamond is harder than corundum. Specific gravity of corundum is about 4.
Corundum is aluminum oxide, chemically. It is found naturally in the mines. Aluminum oxide turns into red colored corundum when coloring agent(s) are added with the same. Coloring agents are also metallic oxides found and added naturally.

Physical properties of ruby:
Corundum is found in three categories opaque, translucent and transparent. Rubies are red Corundum of translucent or transparent category. Specific gravity of ruby is four and its hardness in Moh’s scale is measured at nine. It is similar to that of corundum.
Origins of ruby:
Burma (Myanmar), Ceylon, Thailand (Siam), Cambodia, Vietnam, Tanzania, Madagascar, Kenya and India are major sources of ruby. However, Burmese rubies are considered as the best. Origin or mine of ruby plays a major role in determining its valuation. It is therefore, advised to know about the origin of ruby before buying a ruby.
Astrological Views:
Ruby is a precious stone belonging to Navratna family according to Indian astrology. Red color of ruby resembles the sun among planets. Hence it is prescribed for the planet sun. Ruby is the birth stone for month July according to western astrology and palmistry.


Like any other gemstone four “C”s play major role in determining value of ruby. These four “C”s are Cut, Clarity, Color and Carat weight. It is better to know about four “C”s before buying a ruby.
Cut: There are various types of cuts in ruby gemstone. These are cut stones, cabochons, beads, drops etc. Cut stones are the costliest followed by cabochons and beads. Cut stones are faceted but cabochons are plain. Beads and drops are manufactured both in faceted and plain categories.
There are various shapes in both cut stones and cabochons such as Oval, Octagon, Pear, Heart, Marquise, Square and Round.
Clarity: Clean ruby is rare of the rarest. Gemstone ruby often has many inclusions. Black spot, yellow and brown spots, cracks and milky tints are main inclusions of ruby.
More inclusions mean lesser clarity (purity). Clean is rare and fetches highest price. Ruby is costlier with better purity and becomes less expensive with inclusions.
Color shades: Color of ruby varies between light pink to deep red. Sometimes it has blue, yellow or black tints. A ruby is generally referred as Pink sapphire if the color is pink. Light color ruby fetches lesser price than deeper color. However, over color rubies are also inexpensive. Generally bright red is the costliest. Price of a ruby gemstone goes down with the presence of blue, yellow or black tint.
Burmese ruby has the most pleasant color shades, bright pink to red. Ceylon ruby is normally of pink color and Thai ruby has black tints. Bright color and transparency of Burmese ruby fetches maximum price. Hence, you can stress on Burmese origin while buying an expensive ruby.
Carat weight: Bigger the size more the price. It is true for good quality rubies. Fine quality rubies of bigger sizes are rare. Generally fine quality Burmese rubies above 3- 4 carats are rare. Sizes between two to four carats for a fine quality Burmese ruby is considered as very good.

Buy from a trustworthy Jeweler
Evaluating ruby is a difficult thing. Evaluating and buying rubies are tricky. Even experts vary in their opinions. It is almost impossible for a layman or a buyer to evaluate it correctly. Hence, the best way is to go to a trustworthy jeweler or gemstone dealer. You can also ask a certificate before buying a ruby. There are many certification agencies. Gublin (Switzerland) is the most renowned in certifying rubies and other color stones followed by Gemological institute of America. There are many other certification agencies you can rely on.
I have given some tips for evaluating and buying ruby gemstone. It will help you in identifying and evaluating ruby. However, it is advised to consult an approved valuer or trustworthy jeweler before going to buy a ruby gemstone.

Treatments: Natural rubies are also treated to enhance its color, clarity and transparency. Most popular treatment is heat treatment. Natural untreated rubies are costlier than treated rubies. There are some other treatments such as glass filling and led filling. Glass filling enhances clarity of rubies and led filling enhances both clarity and color. However, led filling is injurious to health. There are some other types of treatments and I will discuss them elsewhere in future.

Thanks,
Jyoti Kothari (Jyoti Kothari, Proprietor, Vardhaman Gems, Jaipur represents Centuries Old Tradition of Excellence in Gems and Jewelry. He is also ISO 9000 professional)

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Monday, March 1, 2010

Aaron, a photographer and hubber

Hi, this is AARON99. He is an ameture photographer. He likes to take photographs and share with friends. He has written  hubs just for infotainment. So visit and enjoy.
 
AARON99 on HubPages


Some of his articles:

Nature's Photo Gallery: 40 shots of nature photography 

Hollywood Actresses: Photos of Beautiful Hairstyles
DOGS: Our Beloved Friends Natural Moments

Thanks,
Jyoti Kothari

Jyoti Kothari is an author and hubber who writes about Gems and Jewelry, India, Economy, Finance, Management, Skills, Job, Employment, Food, Environment, Jainism and on many other topics.
He is proprietor, Vardhaman Gems, Jaipur, representing centuries old tradition of Excellence in Gems and Jewelry.
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Thursday, February 25, 2010

Import duty on gold and platinum raised in union budget 2010

 Pranab Mukherjee proposed Indian budget 2010 today. he has just finished his budget speech. Import duty on gold and platinum is raised to rs. 300 per ten gram from previous Rs. 200.

However, import duty on Rhodium (Used for polishing and coating) is reduced significantly to 2 percent from previous ten percent. This will have positive impact on Jewelry industry which largely use this metal.

Article on Budget India 2010 

Major relief in individual Income tax in Indian budget 2010

Service tax proposal in Indian Budget 2010

Import duty on gold and platinum raised in union budget 2010

Budget India 2010

Railway budget 2010 proposed

Salient features of Indian Railway Budget 2010

Pranab Mukherjee has given major benefits to Murshidabad in Indian budget

Thanks,
Jyoti Kothari

(Jyoti Kothari, Proprietor, Vardhaman Gems, Jaipur represents Centuries Old Tradition of Excellence in Gems and Jewelry. He is also ISO 9000 professional)
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Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Rise in flat diamond price

 Kundan Meena Jadau Jewelry is hot this time. This is not only used as high valued Jewelry but also become trendy. People are using these Jewelry as investment tool too.

Flat diamonds or Polki are used in most of the Kundan Meena Jadau Jewelry. hence, flat diamonds (Polki) is hot in demand. Rough supply is tightened and price has gone up!

It is even some times difficult to procure right stuff in Polki diamonds. many of our clients are looking for better quality stuff in polki. If you have some can contact us at vardhamangems@yahoo.com.

Read articles about Kundan Meena Jadau Jewelry

Jadau and Meenakari : The artistic Jewellery of Mogul pattern

How to evaluate, buy and preserve Kundan, Meena, Jadau Ornaments

Kundan Jadau Meena of Varanasi: Old Memories

Jadau Kundan Meena: Artistic Jewery of Mogul pattern

Photo gallery: Jadau Kundan Meena: Artistic Jewelery of Mogul pattern Part 2

Thanks,
Jyoti Kothari

(Jyoti Kothari, Proprietor, Vardhaman Gems, Jaipur represents Centuries Old Tradition of Excellence in Gems and Jewelry. He is also ISO 9000 professional)
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Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Shopping in Jaipur

 Jaipur is a shopping paradise for tourists visiting the Pink City. Jaipur gives excellent Shopping opportunities to both Indian and overseas shoppers.

You can shop here traditionally or in modern way according to your choice. Jaipur offers hundreds of varieties as shopping options.

You can specially buy Gems and Jewelry, Handicrafts, Paintings, Antiques, Blue Pottery, Carpets, Textiles and Garments, Metal Works and Marble Statues from Jaipur market.


Thanks,
Jyoti Kothari

(Jyoti Kothari, Proprietor, Vardhaman Gems, Jaipur represents Centuries Old Tradition of Excellence in Gems and Jewelry. He is also ISO 9000 professional)

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Sunday, December 6, 2009

New web sites about Rajasthan and Jaipur


Many new pages created in the web sites Jaipur and Rajasthan. These pages are full of descriptive information, photos and Videos at appropriate places. Jaipur attracts business travelers at one hand and shopping lovers on another. Jaipur food is vegetarian food and tastes delicious. Monuments of Jaipur are awesome but forts of castles in Rajasthan are unique.

Festivals of both Rajasthan and Jaipur are colorful and tourist attractions. Jaipur culture is different from that of western and Jaipur  heritage is Royal. Do not forget to visit Royal wild life of Rajasthan. Jaipur has all three means of  transport.

You can know about governments of Jaipur and Rajasthan and post in Jaipur forums with free membership. Blogs of Jaipur and Rajasthan keep you updated. If you feel bored you can go to games arcade for entertainment.
Rajasthan earn revenue from agriculture,   industries  and mines minerals. Climate of Rajasthan varies from Thar desert to Aravalis.   Vindhyan and Deccan trap have large number of rivers and lakes.
You need not to be worried to find all these pages. There are links everywhere in the sites to go to pages of your choice. Now you can go to the pages of your choice in these sites and enjoy.


 Links to pages at one place:


Jaipur Site


Rajasthan Site
Thanks.


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Thursday, November 12, 2009

New websites about Jaipur and Rajasthan


 
Jaipur is the Pink city of India that is also known as Emerald city. Jaipur is capital of Rajasthan. It is situated in golden triangle of, tourist map of India. European tourists who travel India call Jaipur Paris of India. 
Jaipur, the emerald city is the biggest international center for colored gemstones in India. It is also renowned for jewelry manufacturing especially Kundan Meena Jadau and Thewa art jewelry.
Paintings, handicrafts, carpet, blue pottery, marble idols, garments are some of the other main business and shopping items.  
The Pink city is linked well with all means of transport systems i.e.  air, railway and road transport. Large numbers of business travelers come to Jaipur to find their business here.
Hawamahal, the icon of Jaipur and other hundreds and thousands of historical monuments in Jaipur represent rich culture and heritage of Rajasthan. Government of India and especially government of Rajasthan have a separate department of Tourism. Tourism department of Rajasthan is keen to welcome tourists. 

Both Overseas and indigenous tourists coming to Jaipur enjoy delicious Rajasthani food and beverage with marvelous shopping experience.
Jaipur Municipal Corporation is continually beautifying Jaipur to make it more and more attractive. Both local and state governments organize various festivals in Jaipur. Site builders have added few photos and videos in this site to show you Jaipur live. 


Know more about Rajasthan
Know more about Jaipur
Thanks,
Jyoti Kothari


Jyoti Kothari is an author and who writes about Gems and Jewelry, India, Economy, Finance, Management, Skills, Job, Employment, Food, Environment, Jainism and on many other topics.
He is proprietor, Vardhaman Gems, Jaipur, representing centuries old tradition of Excellence in Gems and Jewelry.

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Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Best Articles (Hubs) in Hubpages: october 28, 2009

Unemployment Insurance Update October 2009 - A Third Federal Extension? 
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Friday, September 25, 2009

All articles of Jyoti Kothari in Hubpages


 I have posted links to my articles in Hubpages on September 25, 2009. I have written few articles after that day and updating the status here on February 12.

Each article is marked with date of publication in MDY order.


Green collar job: Environment friendly and energy efficient way of employment
10/12/09
Festival of India: Dhan Teras and Diwali
10/15/09
Festival of India: Diwali in Jaipur
10/18/09
Business and business system
10/19/09
Indian writers in Hubpages Part 1
10/24/09
Indian writers in Hubpages part 2
10/25/09
Indian writers in Hubpages part 3
10/26/09
How to buy Gemstones: Ruby
10/28/09
How to buy Gemstone: Emerald
11/04/09
Indian writers in Hubpages Part 4
11/05/09
How to get a Green collar job?
11/05/09
Hawamahal: The icon of Jaipur
11/06/09
Green to fight Global Warming
12/06/09
Copenhagen Hopenhagen
12/07/09
Climate change conference in Copenhagen and Indian stand
12/07/09
Jainism and Environment
12/09/09
Global warming
12/15/09
Climate change
12/17/09
Maharani Gayatri Devi Gallery at Jaipur Jewelry Show 2009
12/19/09
Indian New year
12/22/09
Makar Sankranti the Kite festival of India
01/03/10
Emerald Rings
01/06/10
Ruby Rings
01/09/10
Basant Panchami: Festival of India
01/14/10
Charity and Community Service by RSS
01/21/10
Winter Sports
01/25/10
Jainism: Concept of Universe
01/28/10
How to start business in India?
02/06/10
Chinese New Year and India
02/11/10

Jyoti Kothari  has been writing articles in hubpages since March 2008.  he has written articles about many topics such as 

  Gems and Jewelry
  HRD, Education, Skills and Employment
  Technology
  Economic crisis and financial problem of America 
  Finance and investment
  History and Mythology
  Parenting
  Travel and places
  Festival of India,
 Jain and Jainism
 Celebrities
 Economy International

 At least eighty articles are written so far in hubpages. All these articles are linked here group wise for your  perusal. You can go to group wise links of articles Jyoti Kothari and click to an article of your interest.

Please check the articles below and see what interests you. 


Thanks




Hubs: Gems and Jewelry group

04/08/09

03/21/09

07/18/09

03/31/09

06/08/08

05/05/08


04/29/08

04/27/08

04/28/08

03/11/09

05/19/08
05/04/08


05/14/08
05/17/08

05/26/08


05/14/08

10/12/08

09/08/09

09/22/09


Health Food and Environment Group

04/12/09
05/08/09
04/28/08
05/10/08


 HRD, Education, Skills and Employment Group

05/28/08
11/18/08
05/31/08
11/29/08
05/28/08
05/12/08
12/09/08
12/04/08
05/11/08

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Technology Group

03/28/09
05/04/08
09/22/09


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Economic crisis and financial problem of America Group

06/26/08
09/29/08
11/13/08
05/29/08
06/05/08
10/02/08



 Finance and investment Group
 
10/20/09
12/12/08
12/21/08
11/18/08
12/10/08
10/08/09



History and Mythology group

05/30/08
06/04/08



Parenting Group

02/11/09

  
Travel and places Group

03/17/09
07/31/09
08/03/09
03/19/09


Festival of India Group

 10/18/09
09/15/09
09/17/09
04/22/09


Jain and Jainism
05/08/09
08/08/09
07/09/09
08/10/09

09/11/09


Celebrities Group

05/25/08
03/23/09
05/19/08


Economy International




12/09/08
11/13/08
11/13/08
10/11/08
11/14/08


 



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