Antique Ruby Engagement Rings

Our selection of Antique Ruby Engagement Rings derive their red color from chrome, also responsible for causing a multitude of fissures and tiny irregularities inside the crystals. Corundum is the mineralogical name for �aluminum oxide' covering the appropriately named Ruby as it occurs in Red and Pink, and Sapphire as it occurs in blue. Taken from the Sanscrit word �kuruvinda', the Ruby or �ratnaraj' is translated as �King of the Gemstones'. Graded a 9 on Moh's Scale of hardness, only a few ruby crystals grow to considerable sizes and crystallize to form a perfect gemstones, making fine Rubies above 3 karats very scarce.