Ruby or pink sapphire?

[Artax]

Hello,
Would you classify the center stone of this piece as a pinkish ruby or a pink sapphire?
Thank you!

 

[Rfisher]

Pink sapphire

 

[chrono]

Pink sapphire

 

[Artax]

Thank you! Exactly my thoughts! Vendor stating is a ruby but definitely a pink sapphire in my opinion too!

 

[Nick_G]

If you're selling it, it's a ruby.
If you're buying it it's a pink sapphire.

 

[Artax]

If you're selling it, it's a ruby.
If you're buying it it's a pink sapphire.

Haha

 

[pokerface]

Beware that synthetics are common in this type of piece!

 

[Ionysis]

Pink sapphire. No question.

 

[dk168]

Pink Sapphire.

DK

 

[kenny]

If you're selling it, it's a ruby.
If you're buying it it's a pink sapphire.

Perfect!
LOL!

 

[Crimson]

I agree it looks like pink sapphire, but I was also reminded of this article.

Ruby, Pink Sapphire & Padparadscha • Walking the Line

An examination of the problems of separating pink sapphire and padparadscha sapphire from ruby.

lotusgemology.com

 

[fredflintstone]

In Asia many consider Pink Sapphire as a Ruby, where in the western world we would consider this a pink Sapphire. It all depends where you live on your perspective

 

[Avondale]

I agree it looks like pink sapphire, but I was also reminded of this article.

Ruby, Pink Sapphire & Padparadscha • Walking the Line

An examination of the problems of separating pink sapphire and padparadscha sapphire from ruby.

lotusgemology.com

That was a very interesting read! The culprit, I believe, is that to most people pink and red are entirely different colours. We do not perceive light and dark blue the same way.

 

[JewelledEscalators]

I'd say pink sapphire. To me, if a pink corundum is a cold pink, like a bluish pink, it's a pink sapphire. But it's just my personal opinion.

 

[junebug17]

Looks like a pink sapphire to me too. And I know this is CS but those diamonds are yummy!

 

[Crimson]

@Avondale and @fredflintstone you are right. Chinese, red is “hong” 红 and pink is a variation of red, called “fen hong” (powder red) 粉红 or in short, powder 粉. In Malay red is “merah” and pink is “merah jambu”, again a variation of red. Jambu refers to a fruit called rose apple (which is not an apple!) that is pinkish red. Speaking of rose, French and Latin-based languages refer to pink as rose and other variations like rosa. Many languages place pink on a continuum with red, and not an entirely different colour. I am imagining how some songs from the Barbie movie would be translated
Below is a pic of jambu… https://www.fruitwerkz.com/blogs/fruit/5-reasons-the-jambu-is-an-under-appreciated-fruit

 

[Ionysis]

As a a former linguistics student this is so interesting- and makes perfect sense

 

[88_star]

@Avondale and @fredflintstone you are right. Chinese, red is “hong” 红 and pink is a variation of red, called “fen hong” (powder red) 粉红 or in short, powder 粉. In Malay red is “merah” and pink is “merah jambu”, again a variation of red. Jambu refers to a fruit called rose apple (which is not an apple!) that is pinkish red. Speaking of rose, French and Latin-based languages refer to pink as rose and other variations like rosa. Many languages place pink on a continuum with red, and not an entirely different colour. I am imagining how some songs from the Barbie movie would be translated
Below is a pic of jambu… https://www.fruitwerkz.com/blogs/fruit/5-reasons-the-jambu-is-an-under-appreciated-fruit

I always loved eating that fruit when I visited Taiwan! I never knew the English name for it.

 

[fredflintstone]

@Avondale and @fredflintstone you are right. Chinese, red is “hong” 红 and pink is a variation of red, called “fen hong” (powder red) 粉红 or in short, powder 粉. In Malay red is “merah” and pink is “merah jambu”, again a variation of red. Jambu refers to a fruit called rose apple (which is not an apple!) that is pinkish red. Speaking of rose, French and Latin-based languages refer to pink as rose and other variations like rosa. Many languages place pink on a continuum with red, and not an entirely different colour. I am imagining how some songs from the Barbie movie would be translated
Below is a pic of jambu… https://www.fruitwerkz.com/blogs/fruit/5-reasons-the-jambu-is-an-under-appreciated-fruit

Good info!

Yes, pink is just an unsaturated red.

It happens with Emerald and Tsavorite too if people do not think a stone is a vivid enough green. Yet, it is still green.

 

[Garry H (Cut Nut)]

Good info!

Yes, pink is just an unsaturated red.

It happens with Emerald and Tsavorite too if people do not think a stone is a vivid enough green. Yet, it is still green.

I believe in English and many other languages pink is the only pure colour (red) that is a paler version with its own name.