0.38 ct Red Ruby - Marquise

This 0.38-carat ruby is cut as a marquise measuring 5.2 x 2.7 x 1.6 mm, with a red body color, sourced from Burma.

Ruby and sapphire are the same mineral, corundum; the trade gives the red its own name, and the best of it commands prices few gems can match. Burma is the historic benchmark for ruby; Mogok reds are what the trade grades against, from deposits narrow enough to keep the name expensive. It is heat-treated, the common and honest preparation for most sapphire and ruby on the market, disclosed on every listing.

No two of these line up the same way on color, cut, and origin at once, which is what makes choosing this one feel deliberate. Caveman Gems hand-selects every gemstone and films it in good light, to give you the truest look a screen can.