Help with ruby engagement ring

[RubyDuby]

Hi! I am very new here, recommended this forum from someone in reddit. Is anyone able to see if this is a good find for a ruby? Trying to find a pear shaped ruby for engagement ring. Not quite sure on carat but looking for something about 9-10mm in length. Color I was looking for is something like pigeon blood. I came across this one but not sure how that price is or what kind of price I should be expecting for something with that description. Also, is the naturalrubycompany a good place to buy from?

 

[VividRed]

Hello, welcome to the forum and congratulations on your (future?) engagement!

This ruby was likely mined in the Mugloto pits of the Montepuez mine in Mozambique, which is known to produce rubies with a noticeable orange modifier - a color not much valued in ruby. Rubies from that area also have a relatively high iron content which quench fluoresce, or glow (aka ruby magic) in daylight. As such, the price is simply too high.

With that budget, Ask for rubies that fluoresce strongly. Burmese rubies typically do that (and cost an arm and a leg) but there are some in Mozambique that do so as well (from a close-by mining operation, Maninge Nice). These are rarer and probably priced like the one you are showing us, 6k per carat.

I would pass and keep searching

 

[RubyDuby]

Hello, welcome to the forum and congratulations on your (future?) engagement!

This ruby was likely mined in the Mugloto pits of the Montepuez mine in Mozambique, which is known to produce rubies with a noticeable orange modifier - a color not much valued in ruby. Rubies from that area also have a relatively high iron content which quench fluoresce, or glow (aka ruby magic) in daylight. As such, the price is simply too high.

With that budget, Ask for rubies that fluoresce strongly. Burmese rubies typically do that (and cost an arm and a leg) but there are some in Mozambique that do so as well (from a close-by mining operation, Maninge Nice). These are rarer and probably priced like the one you are showing us, 6k per carat.

I would pass and keep searching

wow thank you for the insightful response! I reached out to Inken at Enhoerning Jewelry and hopefully can find something better

 

[Autumn in New England]

Hello and welcome to the forum! I again (always?) must agree with @VividRed. This is a perfectly fine stone, to be sure, but it does seem to have an orange modifier (which is something you want to avoid with a ruby). It also looks a bit dark in tone, much like a garnet. The cut is also a little iffy. I like that it's untreated though. The other thing I agree with is fluorescence. In my opinion (certainly not everyone's), a ruby should fluoresce strongly, and I can almost guarantee this one does not. One thing I will say, and what I think Vivid was referring to, is that this stone looks to be from the Mugloto mining region. This source produces darker stones with weak fluorescence, but high clarity. If you're going to buy Mozambique, you'll want to shoot for material from the Maninge Nice mining region. Both are in the Montepuez district. But the latter produces brilliant red stones with strong fluorescence, though you may have to sacrifice clarity a wee bit. Good luck!