Romancing the ruby
The red, precious stone is more than just about its flame coloured aura and passion-fuelled journey from mine to hand.
by Mohini Mehrotra
Aug 31, 2018
2 minutes
I could have kissed the ground I walked on, quite literally, as I hesitantly stepped on the red soil studded with rubies at the Montepuez ruby deposit in Mozambique, Africa. A trip to the Gemfields Montepuez ruby mine meant picking up a handful of raw, pink-coloured stones from the soil, admiring their luxurious rough edges and in one wicked moment imagining what one of them would fetch
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