The difference between ruby and garnet
1. color
The color of red garnet is generally darker than ruby, and it is brownish red and dark red. Relatively speaking, the red color of ruby is more vivid. Simply put, the difference between ruby and garnet is that garnet is isotropic and has no polychromatic color, while ruby has obvious polychromatic color.
2. Physical characteristics under microscope
Garnet has neither dichroism nor fluorescence, and the spectrum of red garnet is different from that of ruby. Under the microscope, two groups of needle-like rutile in garnet almost intersect at right angles, and the other group is not in the plane, while three groups of rutile needles in ruby form an included angle of 120 degrees or 60 degrees.
3. Characteristics under UV lamp
Under ultraviolet light, ruby has red fluorescence, while garnet is inert. Magnified, the interior of garnet is clean, and ruby is rich in gas-liquid inclusions and solid inclusions. Generally, when shopping for gems in jewelry stores, people will have the difference between rubies and garnets provided by ultraviolet lamps and infrared lamps.
Which looks better, ruby or garnet?
Both kinds of gems are beautiful, so you can choose according to your own preferences. Garnet is usually darker than ruby, with reddish brown-crimson color. Garnet is sometimes light yellow-red, and it is completely dim under a light pink polarizer. Meretrix meretrix sometimes appears bright and dark.
The difference between ruby and garnet
1. Ruby size
Choose the size of ruby according to the budget. Like diamonds or other precious stones, the larger the ruby particles, the higher the price. So you need to consider your budget before buying and make a choice according to your budget. On the one hand, it can narrow the scope of purchase, on the other hand, it will not exceed its own budget.
2. The color of ruby
First of all, you need to pay attention to the color of ruby pendant. Ruby is precious because it has this rare gem. There are many colors of ruby pendants, the best is dark pure red, followed by purplish red, followed by dark pink, purplish red and slightly brownish red, and others are brownish red, black red and extremely light. In addition, when you look at the ruby pendant from the table, you should only see one color when you rotate it. If you can see other colors, it means that the orientation of ruby pendant is not correct during processing.