The crux of what I’m about to discuss is a desire for a simple word to separate something that has stymied the best minds of my generation. If she isn’t buff enough to make the centerfold of Gem & Gemology, the poor lass is sniffed at as literally unworthy of the name.īy now I know what you’re thinking: Do I really want to continue reading? Straight out of the gate this man is three sheets into a gale-force Beat ramble.īut follow me here, people. Gemologists and dealers treat this fair dame like some kinda überrock. When it comes to crimson corundums, despite a decade’s worth of McCarthyism we Yanks still cannot sort out the difference between a pinko and a true red.Īnd padparadscha is even worse.

And second, the notion that narrowing the definition of a variety label like ruby or padparadscha will somehow protect the gem-buying public. First, the use of the phrase “improved stability” with any software upgrade. In this humble scribe’s opinion, there exist two ideas that deserve to be eternally banished.

Ruby & sapphire stone