Ruby is the red variety of the mineral corundum, the second-hardest natural mineral after diamond. Rough and polished ruby from India is often opaque and strongly coloured.
In the trade catalogue: 11 hearts, 7 tumbled stones, 5 rough, 4 carvings, 3 palmstones, 3 towers, 2 spheres, 2 bowls.
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