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MOZAMBIQUE RUBY
Bearing the name of the place that it comes from, Mozambique ruby is a discovery of the 21st century. The ruby cost, looks, and hardness barely varies from the other variants. The 'pigeon blood ruby' colored stones have strong historical background.
MOZAMBIQUE RUBY VALUE
Unheated Mozambique Ruby are of the most expensive gemstones available currently and Ruby price per carat increases every year. This is due to a limited availability and high demand. The colour of the unheated stone is very sought after in China, because red gemstone is believed to bring luck and good fortune.
MOZAMBIQUE RUBY COLORS
Mozambique Rubies tend to have more Brown tone in them compared to Rubies from Burma. Burma Ruby has more pink color in them.

Mozambique ruby have more Iron content making them more brown. But these gemstones have exceptional clarity then burmese gemstones.
MOZAMBIQUE RUBY SOURCES
Mined in the Mozambique region of Africa, this is the most valuable of all African rubies. This is because of its high transparency and brilliant red hue. Coloured gemstones, as opposed to say Diamonds, suffer from supply fluctuations and pricing are difficult to calcite. However, since 2009, a mine in the Mozambique region has been a great location for the growth of Rubies.Discovered by a local man cutting wood. This began a study into the rubies of the area and their commercial expansion. The birthstone of July, it is also said to bring professional and academic success to people in possession of a Mozambique Ruby.
PROPERTIES
Mozambique rubies are rare to begin with, but high demand is making them rarer still. What has happened is a steady decline in quantity over the years. This is due mostly to their high demands. But also because of the uncontrolled and illegal mining that happened straight after the mines were discovered in the African region.

This sparsity is also a reason for their value to constantly rise. Their immense beauty combined with the rarity of the gemstone signifies that prices will continue to rise while there is still such a high demand. However, any gem enthusiast or collector will tell you, they are very much worth their price.And owning one is very special indeed.

RUBY CARE
Rubies are gemstone with strong hardness 9.0 on Moh's Scale which is next to Diamond so they do not crack easily compared to other gemstones. But should be worn with caution as sometimes there is internal cracks and inclusions which can break on impact.

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