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ORIGIN
Burma, Mogok
(certified, untreated)
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size (ct)
< 0.49
0.5–0.99
1.0–1.99
2.0–4.99
5.0 +
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Poor
1–25
1–60
1–400
1–900
1–1.2K
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Fair
25–50
60–350
400–800
900–1.5K
1.5K–6.1K
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Good
50–300
350–700
800–3.5K
4K–5.3K
6.1K–13.2K
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Very Good
300–600
700–3K
3.5K–4.6K
5.3K–11.5K
13.2K–144K
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Exceptional
-
3K–4K
4.6K–10K
11.5K–125K
144K–225K
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All other sources*
Afghanistan, Jagdalek
Burma, Mogok, Mong Hsu
Kenya
Sri Lanka
Tanzania
Thailand / Cambodia
Vietnam
(all generally heat treated)
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[TD="class: box_text, width: 62"]< 0.49
0.5–0.99
1.0–1.99
2.0–4.99
5.0 +[/TD]
[TD="class: box_text, width: 49"]1–25
1–60
1–400
1–700
1–1K[/TD]
[TD="class: box_text, width: 61"]25–50
60–350
400–650
7.5K–3K
1K–5.3K[/TD]
[TD="class: box_text, width: 67"]50–300
350–575
650–2.6K
3K–4.6K
5.3K–8K[/TD]
[TD="class: box_text, width: 70"]300–500
575–2.3K
2600–4K
4.6K–7K
8K–23K[/TD]
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2300–3.5K
4K–6K
7K–20K
23K–100K[/TD]
* Note: Due to their lack of fluorescence and light-scattering silk inclusions, Thai/Cambodian rubies will rarely fall into the exceptional category.