Ruby, Lab Created, Faceted Round, One 2mm Strand

Ruby, Lab Created, Faceted Round, 2mm Strand.

This price is for one strand 15 to 16 inches long.

2mm strands have 176 to 181 pieces.

A ruby is a pink to blood-red colored gemstone, a variety of the mineral corundum (aluminum). Other varieties of gem-quality corundum are called sapphires. The word ruby comes from "ruber", Latin for red. The color of a ruby is due to the element chromium. Most rubies have a strong red color, although the precise color of rubies can range from blood-red to orange-red, purple-red, brown-red, or even a pink-red tone.

Hardness 9 

The source of these beads is South Africa and they are cut, drilled and polished in China.  

Lab-created gemstones are real gemstones, not synthetic imitations. They have the same chemical, optical and physical characteristics as stones dug from the ground. Crystals are grown in a lab for six to twelve months. They grow in an environment with heat and pressure that mimics the natural one for gemstones.