[Jewelry making - Article 00051] - Re: [Orchid] Synthetic & Simulant Gem Nomenclature

[John Burgess]

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    G'day; Did you know that there is a very large gem in the British
    Crown Jewels called 'The Black Prince's Ruby? Well, it isn't a ruby
    at all; it is a red spinel but was named ruby because few people
    could tell the difference in the days when the Crown Jewels were
    made, and it has retained it's name, even though many folk know it is
    a spinel. 

    This a famous example of a ruby simulant. 

Cheers for now,
John Burgess; johnb AT ts.co.nz of Mapua, Nelson NZ

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