Pigeon-blood ruby, top quality MAURITANIA - 21.10 carats - Height: 18.4 mm - Width: 12 mm- 4.22 g - (1)

A superb rough ruby in an intense red color with remarkable brightness

Discover this exceptional natural rough ruby from Mauritania, a rare gem that immediately draws the eye with its intensely saturated red color, its very beautiful transparency, and its natural luster. With a weight of 21.10 carats, this specimen offers a particularly sought-after combination of color, clarity, and crystalline quality.

Its shade reveals a deep, vivid, and luminous red, evoking the prestigious “Pigeon Blood” rubies, famous for their exceptional saturation. Under transmitted light, the crystal reveals a spectacular red fluorescence, allowing light to pass through the stone and highlighting the full richness of its natural color.

Its very fine clarity allows appreciation of the crystal’s internal structures as well as its natural fine growth striations, true witnesses to its geological formation. Its harmonious morphology and generous volumes give it a remarkable presence, making this ruby an ideal piece for both a high-level collection and a future lapidary project.

Natural Mauritanian rubies with such an intensity of color, such charming transparency, and such well-preserved crystallization remain particularly rare on the market.

Characteristics

Species: Natural corundum (Ruby)
Origin: Mauritania
Weight: 21.10 carats
Dimensions: 18.4 × 12.0 × 10.5 mm
Color: Intensely saturated red recalling the prestigious “Pigeon Blood” hue
Transparency: Semi-transparent to transparent
Luster: Vitreous
Condition: Natural rough crystal
Quality: Gem for collection

Key points

Exceptional natural rough ruby of 21.10 carats.
Intense red color with exceptional brightness.
Hue reminiscent of prestigious “Pigeon Blood” rubies.
Very good transparency highlighting the gem’s depth.
Spectacular red fluorescence under transmitted light.
Natural crystallization with magnificent growth striations visible.
Balanced dimensions offering excellent presence in a collection.
Rare and sought-after Mauritanian provenance.
Unique piece for collectors and enthusiasts of exceptional natural gems.
An authentic high-quality gem

This Mauritanian rough ruby perfectly illustrates the beauty of large natural corundums. Its radiant red, its remarkable brightness, its beautiful transparency, and its naturally preserved crystallization make it a particularly seductive and hard-to-find specimen.

A unique piece that will naturally find its place in a prestige mineral collection or with any enthusiast seeking an authentic natural ruby with exceptional visual qualities.

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