How can you tell a real ruby from a fake?

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  • @beartutor3377
    @beartutor3377 10 месяцев назад +112

    It’s real yeah, a laboratory-grown Ruby

    • @frooskys22
      @frooskys22 9 месяцев назад +52

      Laboratory grown ruby IS a ruby.

    • @frooskys22
      @frooskys22 9 месяцев назад

      Ignorant.

    • @wsi8035
      @wsi8035 9 месяцев назад +10

      ​@@frooskys22fk nah a ruby that size would be worth a million dollars

    • @Jackaroo.
      @Jackaroo. 8 месяцев назад +10

      @@frooskys22yes but they’re basically worthless compared to a natural ruby.

    • @superfluous5162
      @superfluous5162 7 месяцев назад +4

      ​@@Jackaroo. If there is no serial number requirement by law , no one differentiates .

  • @GothosRedux
    @GothosRedux 7 месяцев назад +39

    Rubelite is red tourmaline. And then there’s red beryl. And I’m pretty sure there’s more red gems.

    • @HillBilly_Urbex
      @HillBilly_Urbex 6 месяцев назад

      Ruby is just red beryl lol

    • @GothosRedux
      @GothosRedux 6 месяцев назад

      ⁠​⁠​⁠@@HillBilly_UrbexNo, ruby is red corundum.
      Red beryl is also called red emerald, scarlet emerald or bixbite and is far rarer than rubies. Gemstone quality crystals are only found in the Wah Wah mountains of central Utah.

    • @TobiasTurkelton
      @TobiasTurkelton 6 месяцев назад +9

      ​​@@HillBilly_UrbexSorry, but Ruby is red Corrundum (sister to Sapphire).
      Red Beryl is sister to Emerald and also called Bixbite.
      (Zircon can be red too!)

    • @10thletter40
      @10thletter40 4 месяца назад +2

      Also, if you had Red Beryl I don't think anyone would purposefully switch that out with Ruby 😂

  • @Cerez78
    @Cerez78 День назад

    This is a most gorgeous ruby with beautiful tone and saturation.

  • @renaissancenovice7202
    @renaissancenovice7202 8 месяцев назад +26

    Excuse me, did you say the only other red gemstones are garnet and spinel?

    • @renaissancenovice7202
      @renaissancenovice7202 8 месяцев назад +5

      Red Beryl, red diamonds, red tourmaline (rubellite) etc

    • @yhwh1109
      @yhwh1109 7 месяцев назад +7

      Exactly. What the hell is he talking about?

    • @cubeven
      @cubeven 6 месяцев назад

      STEVEN UNIVER-

  • @scottprather5645
    @scottprather5645 7 месяцев назад +6

    For that price it's got to be a synthetic ruby

    • @kong
      @kong  5 месяцев назад

      A man can dream

  • @Algoldprospecting
    @Algoldprospecting 5 месяцев назад +5

    Nice one I have a Ruby that glows under uv

    • @Awful7.
      @Awful7. 2 месяца назад

      Check the stone in gem laboratory to make sure it’s natural or lab grown

  • @hyfy-tr2jy
    @hyfy-tr2jy 4 месяца назад +3

    only other red gemstone.....Red Topaz, Red Apatite, Red Diamond, Red Zircon, Red Beryl and Rubellite Tourmaline leave the room....

  • @mayurireddy8196
    @mayurireddy8196 4 месяца назад +1

    Beautiful Ruby collection

  • @elijah2257
    @elijah2257 3 месяца назад +2

    Red sapphire

  • @feministpicnicfallsapartaf3644
    @feministpicnicfallsapartaf3644 10 месяцев назад +10

    This is synthetic, you should have said that

    • @brandoncoins8246
      @brandoncoins8246 9 месяцев назад +3

      NO ITS NOT🤦‍♂️
      It’s 100% authentic grown in a lab.

    • @feministpicnicfallsapartaf3644
      @feministpicnicfallsapartaf3644 9 месяцев назад

      @@brandoncoins8246 Moron, gems grown in a lab are synthetic.

    • @deluxesofa
      @deluxesofa 9 месяцев назад

      @@brandoncoins8246so it’s synthetic?

    • @Cerez78
      @Cerez78 День назад

      ​​@@brandoncoins8246that's what synthetic is. Corundum grown in a lab.

  • @Mario.alsanchez117
    @Mario.alsanchez117 11 месяцев назад +6

    Rubies!

  • @stevesvoboda9816
    @stevesvoboda9816 10 месяцев назад +2

    Look for silking. Silking is from Mogok mine & valuable.

  • @ruwanthahewage9935
    @ruwanthahewage9935 10 месяцев назад +12

    13 dollar natural ruby? Right....

    • @brandoncoins8246
      @brandoncoins8246 9 месяцев назад +8

      NO, $13 real ruby. Obviously lab grown 🤦‍♂️

    • @iantaggart3064
      @iantaggart3064 6 месяцев назад +6

      Even good quality lab grown rubies are worth more than that. The low price probably comes from flaws that aren't easy to show on cameras.

    • @amazingamerican3958
      @amazingamerican3958 4 месяца назад

      @@iantaggart3064Ruby is pretty easy to make. People in China are flooding the market with clear, machine-cut gems. I just bought a really beautiful 30 carat ruby off of Amazon for $25.
      All it takes to make a ruby is aluminum oxide power, a bit of chromium power and a really hot torch.

  • @user-du2qq7uu5f
    @user-du2qq7uu5f 7 месяцев назад +2

    Природный Рубин черезвычайно дорогой! Дело в том что их практически все добыли.. То-есть их более нет в земле... Соответственно, ввиду этого цена на них невероятно высокая 📈

    • @kong
      @kong  5 месяцев назад +1

      How is it known that most are mined already?

  • @michaelpessin7233
    @michaelpessin7233 Месяц назад

    Sounds like a true gem - no Wait fot - Gem of a" Gemtester"🎉

  • @VondaInWonderland
    @VondaInWonderland 6 месяцев назад +1

    I've actually gotten some wonderful stones on eBay ❤

  • @Dr_Mario2007
    @Dr_Mario2007 10 месяцев назад +6

    Another easy way to identify the ruby from the fake is to just simply shove it under the blacklight - they lights up bright red. I have some terp pearls that are synthetic ruby and they indeed light up under my blacklight flashlight. And under certain white light, they look sickly pink, yet with a bit more blue in the light, you get red tint.
    Ruby is one interesting stuff. Synthetic and natural ruby reacts the same way to UV, so it's a bit hard to tell if it's synthetic stuff or mined though - synthetic ruby is obviously cheaper.

    • @brandoncoins8246
      @brandoncoins8246 9 месяцев назад +5

      Synthetic ruby OR lab ruby??
      Synthetic means not a ruby (Glass)
      Lab means real but grown in a lab

    • @kong
      @kong  9 месяцев назад +2

      I did use the blacklight, however this does not differentiate between spinels and rubies. I also looked at a natural confirmed ruby under blacklight and it does not fluoresce - something about iron impurities reduce this effect for natural ones.

    • @GoldenBoy-et6of
      @GoldenBoy-et6of 4 месяца назад

      ​@@kongnatural gemstones will always have inclusions of some sort , lab made gems are always flawless like glass

  • @ceramicsaction
    @ceramicsaction 9 месяцев назад

    Make a spectacular ring with it.

  • @NathanBChampine
    @NathanBChampine 6 месяцев назад +1

    You could also go by its refractive index.

    • @kong
      @kong  5 месяцев назад

      Yes, but I do not have a flat sheet of it

  • @adrianeyre3630
    @adrianeyre3630 5 месяцев назад

    If that was a real ruby of that size it would be worth thousands

    • @kong
      @kong  5 месяцев назад

      20 carat x 5k, yea

  • @jimjam6598
    @jimjam6598 10 месяцев назад +5

    It's synthetic

    • @brandoncoins8246
      @brandoncoins8246 9 месяцев назад

      No it’s a lab

    • @imtherandom1-780
      @imtherandom1-780 6 месяцев назад +1

      Both are still the same chemically

    • @jimjam6598
      @jimjam6598 6 месяцев назад

      @@imtherandom1-780 No they are not. This is not the same as diamonds.

  • @Tina-gg7rk
    @Tina-gg7rk 6 месяцев назад

    My birth stone is ruby, I was going to buy one but didn't want to end up with a fake one 😂 think I'll save my money

  • @MikeG-js1jt
    @MikeG-js1jt 10 месяцев назад +6

    It is probably a real ruby, but lab created, as in corundum?

    • @kong
      @kong  9 месяцев назад +4

      even real ones are corundum

    • @SmokeyLove-vt4xd
      @SmokeyLove-vt4xd 8 месяцев назад +2

      @@kongnatural* they are both real

  • @susanharris5926
    @susanharris5926 Год назад +4

    Why just not use the spectrometer?

    • @kong
      @kong  Год назад +2

      Took me a while to get access :)

  • @jer6623
    @jer6623 11 месяцев назад +4

    Just use a refractometer? Also looking for inclusions can help you determine if it's natural or not

    • @mohammedgaroda8366
      @mohammedgaroda8366 10 месяцев назад

      ❤❤❤

    • @brandoncoins8246
      @brandoncoins8246 9 месяцев назад +4

      But he wasn’t testing if it’s NATURAL
      He was testing to make sure it’s a ruby.

    • @thedailyhummm
      @thedailyhummm 9 месяцев назад

      My red stone wouldn’t scratch with a knife, does that mean it’s a ruby?

    • @brandoncoins8246
      @brandoncoins8246 9 месяцев назад

      @@thedailyhummm no that just means it’s stronger then the knife. UV light is a great way to start…. but you will need a few more tests

  • @LabinotNura-li1fw
    @LabinotNura-li1fw 4 месяца назад +1

    Hello

  • @RamziKhalid-ug6io
    @RamziKhalid-ug6io Месяц назад

    Myself I found the small iron but I don't know how can I buy?

  • @tajkillerscape
    @tajkillerscape 8 месяцев назад

    nice they tend to sell alot of real rubies an labs

  • @isurumaddumage1922
    @isurumaddumage1922 23 часа назад

    Checking the RI would easily tell it is Ruby or not

  • @Starluxious
    @Starluxious 6 месяцев назад

    You should slam a sapphire into it

  • @cristianrendon3182
    @cristianrendon3182 11 месяцев назад +3

    What’s it worth?

  • @user-pr7dn5cw6e
    @user-pr7dn5cw6e 5 месяцев назад

    Just don't talk about the Ruby, Is anyone know if that one is 100% natural Spinel stone, how much you need to pay for, to own one like that colour and size. ?

  • @marvffin1677
    @marvffin1677 7 месяцев назад

    Steven universe

  • @caseytyler8326
    @caseytyler8326 5 месяцев назад +2

    Hey, you can tell that it is fake because it ships from India . Thank you for coming to my TEDTalk. 😅

  • @QUEENDAGGER
    @QUEENDAGGER 8 месяцев назад

    What’s the value of that size?

  • @emmanueldejesusperez7007
    @emmanueldejesusperez7007 4 дня назад

    Red beryl is also red

  • @sockpuppetbitme
    @sockpuppetbitme 7 месяцев назад

    😅 Yeah, keep telling yourself.

  • @tayyaba527
    @tayyaba527 6 месяцев назад +1

    Can you please tell me the price of 1 carat ruby

    • @kong
      @kong  5 месяцев назад

      I think like 5000 USD

    • @tayyaba527
      @tayyaba527 5 месяцев назад

      @@kong I have 4 rubies of 1.5 carat want to sell it that's why I ask thanks for letting me know

    • @user-uc9yh9vw9e
      @user-uc9yh9vw9e 4 дня назад

      ​@tayyaba527 where are you from?

  • @Michaelsrevelation
    @Michaelsrevelation Месяц назад

    How much did you pay 3 million or a few buck's 😂

  • @user-dz2ys5nl1e
    @user-dz2ys5nl1e 6 месяцев назад

    ผมมีพลอยแดงประมูลได้ที่ไหนครับ

  • @rodolfomontero37
    @rodolfomontero37 8 месяцев назад

    Hola.. tengo lo que creo es un lote de rubíes, exactamente 288kilates en 49 piedras.. quiero enviarte la foto para que me lo evalúen por favor

  • @arashghasemi
    @arashghasemi 7 месяцев назад +1

    It's glass filled or lab grown

    • @frenchrevenge6406
      @frenchrevenge6406 3 месяца назад +2

      How is it glass when he literally proved it's real...
      Also, why are you so angry at lab grown gems? They're literally the same stuff, but higher quality and they don't require the labor of African children.

    • @Cerez78
      @Cerez78 День назад

      It's lab corundum. Glass filled rubies are very cloudy/opaque and have many inclusions even after treatment. Though the result is a decent looking stone, they don't possess the clarity and lustre that this stone has in the video. Glass fill are produced from extremely low quality natural rubies that are so terrible looking in their original state that they wouldn't sell otherwise.

  • @iantaggart3064
    @iantaggart3064 6 месяцев назад +1

    Just smash it against a hard surface. If it breaks, it's fake.

  • @volumen1y2
    @volumen1y2 5 месяцев назад

    Where can I buy real rubies on eBay?

    • @frenchrevenge6406
      @frenchrevenge6406 3 месяца назад

      What do you mean by real?

    • @user-vo2sk2yq7t
      @user-vo2sk2yq7t 23 дня назад

      Yes if you need a real ruby it's in Morocco country

    • @volumen1y2
      @volumen1y2 23 дня назад

      @@frenchrevenge6406 there’s a lot of fake rubies or crested ones , and sellers sell it as natural ,, scammers

  • @SoulAir
    @SoulAir 6 месяцев назад

    Spectro before dichroscope why?

    • @kong
      @kong  5 месяцев назад

      no dichroscope, had spectro though

  • @yhwh1109
    @yhwh1109 7 месяцев назад +1

    You clearly do not know what you’re talking about because there are more red stones in this world😂

    • @kong
      @kong  5 месяцев назад

      trueee

  • @ristube3319
    @ristube3319 4 месяца назад

    Red sapphire is common.