>Most Valuable and Precious Gemstone "Ruby"

Written by admin on June 6, 2008

>Ruby is considered to be the most valuable and precious gemstones ever existed. The origin of this magnificent stone is India. The Ruby in Sanskrit is known as ‘Ratnaraj’ which means ‘king of the gemstones’ and yet it is so. Ruby is a variety of the corundum mineral which is red in color. Rubies are primarily mined in Africa, Asia, Australia, Greenland, Madagascar and North Carolina. Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Cambodia and Kenya are the other countries where Rubies can be found. More information here

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