Description
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.
