How do you prepare rubies found in mining for jewelry?l?

Question

The rubies are really heavy but not shiny. Should I polish them by tumbling or do I cut them, or what? HELP!!!!!!

Answer 1

It all depends if you have any lapidary experience or not, either way you should take them to certified gemologist and have them appraised, then decide what to do.

For further assistance check out the Gemological Institute of America (GIA) web site. That link the other person sent is also pretty good.

Good Luck

Answer 2

You can try the link listed below may give you a little insight into the answer your looking for... Depends on what you want to do and how much money you are willing to spend getting it done..


Hope that the link helps


Have a nice day.

Answer 3

You could polish them in a tumbler, but do not attempt to cut them. Have a professional do it, or you run the risk of ruining the stones.

Answer 4

i heard that they heat the raw mineral to like 10,000 degrees to make the colour uniform, a really rich deep fluid color..

i have no clue how that would be done in a non commercial way. 10k degrees, man thats a little toasty hehehe.