Burmese Pigeon Blood Ruby

People often confuse Blood red ruby stone with Burmese Ruby (also known as Burma or Myanmar Ruby). This is because a majority of Pigeon blood ruby stones come from the mines of Burma (now Myanmar) and are addressed as Burmese Pigeon Blood Red Ruby. For this reason, people mistakenly address Pigeon Blood Ruby as Old Burma ruby or vice-versa. It is important to understand that Pigeon Blood Red Ruby gemstone is named after its color and not its origin.

Being uncommonly rare and most desirable, Pigeon Blood red ruby Burma commands high premium in the global gem market. The price of Burmese Pigeon Blood rubies is assessed chiefly on Color, Clarity and Cut.

• Color

   – Out of all quality factors, Color bears the most profound impact on Burmese Pigeon Blood Ruby price. The best quality Rubies from Burma display Pigeon Blood hue, exceptional clarity and strong florescence (brightness). It possesses excellence in terms of color saturation, consistency and tone.

Burmese Pigeon Blood Ruby

• Clarity

   – Rubies from Burma are fairly included with silk inclusions and these inclusions are accepted as the basic nature of gemstone. Therefore, one can expect a significant rise in Burmese Pigeon Blood rubies value for highly clean pieces.

• Cut

   – A well-polished Pigeon Blood Red Burmese Ruby appears brighter and more lustrous, hence, draws a good premium. However, Pigeon Blood Ruby Burma is rarely found in deep fancy cuts to minimise the wastage of rough stone.

Quality

Despite bearing the finest color, Blood Red Ruby stone is further assessed by its Origin, Color Strength (Fluorescence), Clarity and Cut to find the best quality Blood Red Ruby gemstone. As per the quality ethics, a well faceted, large size Ruby bearing pigeon blood red color, strong fluorescence (intense glow) and optimum clarity (preferably from Burma), belongs to the category of rarest of the rare gemstones. Ruby gemstones of such quality are not sold, rather, auctioned in millions of dollars.

• Origin

  – Traditionally, the gemstone industry was dominated by Pigeon Blood Rubies from Burma (mostly from the Mong Hsu and Mogok mine). But, in recent years, natural pigeon blood ruby has also been found from the ruby mines of Madagascar, Afghanistan, Vietnam, Tajikistan and Mozambique. But still, Burmese Pigeon Blood rubies hold a great significance for their quality, rarity and popularity.

• Clarity

  – Rubies are mostly included. Even the finest color rubies are expected to have few inclusions because eye clean rubies practically don’t exist. The volume, natural and location of inclusions is what decides the quality. Stones with large and prominently visible inclusions hampers transparency, hence, lowers the Pigeon Blood Ruby value.

• Cut

  – A skilfully faceted, natural, Blood red ruby appears brighter, cleaner and more lustrous. The cutting process causes weight loss, but it is well-compensated by stone’s overall appearance and market worth.

• Variety

  – Ruby Pigeon Blood Star – Pigeon Blood Star ruby is an exclusive variety of Pigeon Blood Ruby that displays a unique visual effect called Asterism or Star Effect. These rubies contain microscopic silk inclusions that display a star-like luminous effect on the surface when seen under light source. Pigeon Blood red star ruby is generally semi-transparent and shaped in cabochon (polished not faceted).
  

  Burmese Pigeon Blood Star Ruby

Pigeon Blood Ruby Price

Natural Pigeon Blood Red Ruby is rarer than diamonds. It continues to bring top prices in the wholesale trade as well as in auctions. Due to its international demand and high rarity, Pigeon Blood Red Ruby price is determined by assessing each gemstone carefully. Origin, Color Intensity, Clarity, Cut and Carat weight are the major factors influencing Blood Red Ruby value. Read full price guide of ruby stone.