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Treasures of royalty and thousands years of global quest, ruby
ranks amongst the rarest and the most expensive gem material,
ranging grom pinkish red to inte nse
blood red, this chromium rich variety of corundum has been
discovered at Nangimali, Neelum valley, disst. Neelum a remote
area in Kashmir Himalayas. The deposit is located at an
elevation of 4,400 m (14,500ft.), thus making it as the highest
ruby deposit of the world.
The mode of
occurrence of Kashmir Ruby is very similar to that, founding
Burma (Myanmar). Comprehensive evaluation studies have
established that despite being analogous to Burmese material,
they are of distinctively peculiar qualities thereby adding more
to their beauty. According to an international specialist, Mr.
CR Beesley, president of American Gemological Labs & Gemcore,
who conducted a detailed study of these gems for the United
Nation Mineral development branch, like the sapphires of
Kashmir, rubies have distinctive characteristics which uniquely
identify them as “Kashmir”.
Quartz
Crystalline of good quality in Grace Valley. Quarty is
found in pegmatite in size reason able.
Aquamarine
Crystalline of good quality in grace valley and south area,
Quarty is found in pegmatite in size reason able. |
