Mong Hsu Ruby Core
Mong Hsu ruby crystal. Heated Mong Hsu Ruby One reason I think it could be a Madagascan ruby is from your second picture there appear to be some small crystal inclusions. Hyperion Inclusion Search Engine Lotus Gemology Partially dissolved rutile silk in heat treated Vietnamese ruby. Mong hsu ruby core . Heated Mong Hsu rubies often have white cloudy patches as shown in the image below. Each of these images is copyright Lotus Gemology and reproduction without the express written permission of Lotus Gemology is strictly prohibited. Trace element oxide plots suggest marble sourcesfor Thurein Taung and Mong Hsu ruby and ultramafic-mafic sources for Mong Hsu dark coresNSW rubies suggest metasomatic Barrington Tops ultramafic to mafic Macquarie River andmetasomatic-magmatic New England sources. Since untreated Mong Hsu ruby crystals actually display two colors. Mong Hsu ruby crystal growth and trace element analysis was used to establish a geochemical identity. Download scientif...