Tips to tell genuine ruby gemstone

The beautiful ruby is popular stone used in jewelry and decorative arts for its distinctive red color. Nowadays, more and more people like to use the red ruby to convey their deep love. It is important to have the basic knowledge of telling the genuine ruby.
True rubies with rate 9 come in great hardness, just below diamonds. The fact is important feature of ruby for us to tell the real ruby.
After you clean the ruby with a damp cloth or toothbrush, dip your fingernail into the stone, if there are scratches leaving, the stone is not a ruby. Gently scratch the stone with on coin on the underside, if you can see the marks, the stone is not a ruby.
Or you can scratch the red stone with rough sandpaper. The genuine ruby can not be found noticeable effect. If there are marks on the stone, you can know that the stone is fake.
You need to keep in mind to do these on the hidden side that can not affect the appearance of ruby. If you really want to find the good ruby, you recommended going to the reputable jewelry store. If you are not sure of the quality, you can go to do professional identification. Only the real ruby can be worthy of high price and deserve you to choose it as important gift to your loved person.