Chapter 281: Gem

Tang Han and Qin Yue were eyeing this "dove blood-red" gem, and other gem merchants were no exception.

For thousands of years, rubies have been the most valuable gems in the world. Legend has it that rubies are the most precious of the twelve gems created by God when he created everything. Ruby is known as the "Stone of Love" for its magnificent, clear and gorgeous charm. People believe that wearing it will make people happy and fulfilling, and turning bad into good fortune. This is accepted by most people in the West.

Top rubies are very rare, and in terms of size, rubies larger than 5 carats are even rarer. The "pigeon blood-red" gem that Tang Han saw in front of him is probably more than 5 carats in cutting and processing. Just looking at the cautious attitude of the staff, you will know its preciousness.

In addition to the "Pigal Blood Red" gem, Tang Han also took a fancy to the pink ruby ​​in it, which is also a very famous ruby ​​in Myanmar. Now that there are "Pigal Blood Red" gems everywhere, this peach ruby ​​has not been deliberately fryed.

Peach ruby, as the name suggests, is as gorgeous as peach blossoms, extremely beautiful and charming. Tang Han can also see the fluorescence emitted by peach ruby ​​under the fluorescent lights. Speaking of which, Burmese ruby ​​is of very high quality and has a very moving color under all lighting conditions, so it is very famous.

In addition to these two things, the starlight ruby ​​must be mentioned.

The color of the starlight ruby ​​is not as good as the "Pioneer Blood Red" gem, nor is it comparable to the peach ruby, but it has a very prominent feature, that is, as its name says, the starlight can be seen.

After cutting and processing, some rubies can see three beams of six starlight, and this color effect is called the starlight effect. It is caused by light reflected from the tiny rutile needle-shaped inclusions, because the needle-shaped rutile inside the rubies are arranged in a directional arrangement parallel to the crystal surface.

Tang Han, who has a sharp vision and can easily identify which gems are star-light rubies, so although the color is not particularly bright, it is within his storage range. You should know that the most important factor that determines the value of rubies is color. The red of top-quality rubies is a red with a very pure tone, good saturation, and no secondary tones of brown or blue. "Pioneer Blood Red" and peach rubies are typical of them.

The ancients described the magical power of these flames in this way: these red flames will continue to burn and never extinguish.

There are many gems produced in Myanmar, besides rubies, sapphires. Sapphires symbolize loyalty, steadfastness, lovingness and honesty.

Corundum of all colors except red is considered sapphire. This has caused controversy over the division of rubies and sapphires, especially the division of pink corundum. Until 1991, the International Association of Colored Gemstones stipulated that light-toned red corundum should be classified as rubies.

The most famous sapphire in Myanmar is the starlight sapphire, but before it is cut and polished into a gem, various dazzling effects are not visible, especially for ordinary people like Qin Yue.

Although experts engaged in the red and sapphire processing industry are experienced, they dare not take it lightly. They spare no effort to identify the color, clarity, size and other aspects of gems.

There are many gem masters coming to the public auction. After all, nominally, the annual public auction is the most legal channel for gems outbound. Red and sapphire miners in various places have to give the government some face and cannot smuggle all the good gems out, so they have to contribute some taxes to the government.

Tang Hanyi's eyes were very powerful, and through the movements of these masters, they learned their skills by talking and expressions.

Whether it is an expert or a talented rookie apprentice, these sapphires feel extremely beautiful, especially for those who love them.

Tang Han's eyes distinguished light and the color was particularly strong. He could even imagine what these sapphires would look like after they were processed. Like rubies, when distinguishing the color of sapphires, the most important thing to pay attention to is the color, color and concentration of sapphires.

Among these sapphires, Tang Han saw a sapphire with sky blue, which was indeed a crystal clear sky blue, pure and natural. Unfortunately, in addition to sky blue, you can also see another blue-gray on the edge of this sapphire. Of course, this is based on Tang Han's visual sense beyond ordinary people.

It's very normal to say that it's very common to show a hint of another color outside of blue. Tang Han thought that after cutting and processing, the effect would be much better.

Moreover, the sky blue color of this sapphire is moderate in depth, and belongs to the category of "medium" color. The color concentration is also very vivid, and it is not as good as ordinary sapphires that grey and brown.

Overall, this sapphire performed very well and can be regarded as a top-notch product.

Among sapphires, the most famous star sapphire in Myanmar is also known as the "Stone of Destiny". It is said that it can bless the wearer with you and make people have good luck. Unfortunately, Tang Han carried his spiritual jade pendant, which could not accommodate other things.

After hearing Tang Han say that there was a starlight sapphire, Qin Yue also excitedly picked it up and looked at it. Unfortunately, she never saw where the so-called starlight was, only a piece of indigo blue stone.

Among the real-life starlight sapphires that Qin Yue usually sees, it is easy to see three densely arranged silk-shaped inclusions and straight ribbons that intersect at 60 degrees and 120 degrees, which are commonly known as the phenomenon of three beams of six starlight. However, those starlight rubies have been cut and processed, not like the uneven appearance now, but are curved shapes with smooth vaults, which are also OK to say that they are egg-shaped.

The starlight sapphire after cutting can be seen with the naked eye, and the starlight is most obviously visible when exposed to a monochromatic light source. The formation of this starlight is formed by the reflection of the inclusions in three groups of directions on the light.

Knowing that Tang Han's ability is extraordinary, Qin Yue was just surprised how other experts could see it.

The two walked around and looked, and Tang Han found that the golden sapphire was also gorgeous and charming.

It was a very pure golden color. In his opinion, it exuded a dazzling brilliance. That pure feeling made people feel graceful and grand. Just like the dragon robe of the ancient royal family, it was a symbol of identity and glory.

Tang Han was happy to see it himself and enjoyed it. At this moment, he felt that there was an old saying before that was good. Life is not lacking in beauty, but only eyes to discover beauty.

There are many types of sapphires, and many of them have excellent quality. Tang Han likes some of the unpopular colors, such as green sapphires, pink sapphires, and colorless sapphires.

As long as the color is pure enough, it is extremely beautiful in his eyes. His eyes seemed to see the cut and polished gems. At that time, they looked extremely dazzling and beautiful under the light.

At this time, Qin Yue had to listen to him talking, and then she was purely imagining herself. But she was also unwilling to accept it, so she encouraged Tang Han to buy the gems he liked. She also wanted to be a witness to see what these gems would look like after they were processed.

Not only her, but Tang Han herself was also a little intoxicated. The "Pigeon Blood Red" gemstone, peach ruby, and starlight ruby ​​are simply red in the mountains and rivers. In the sapphire, the sky blue sapphire and starlight sapphire are another kind of noble and calm beauty. There are also golden sapphires, colorless sapphires, and pink sapphires, cut out and arranged together, like a scene of blooming flowers, how spectacular it would be.

Without Tang Han's words, Qin Yue had already recorded which gem was in which. Of course, it was indispensable. He had to buy some gems of average quality back. Qin Yue was so angry that he whispered to the old Burmas to become more and more cunning.

The current gem prices have not yet risen, and the top rubies and sapphires are hard to find. Tang Han and the other two had no choice but to settle for the second best.

The flaws of these red and sapphires that Tang Han likes are within an acceptable range and do not require heat treatment. As long as the cutting and processing master is more advanced and handled properly, as long as it doesn’t look out of it with the naked eye. You should know that there are no flawless rubies and sapphires in this world, only heat-treated red and sapphires and natural red and sapphires.

Even if you can see these flaws under a magnifying glass, they can prove their natural and pureness, which is also a kind of flawed beauty!

You should know that if you fool an ordinary buyer, it would be OK to give him the heat-treated gems, but for real lovers and collectors of red and sapphires, they will not be interested in heat-treated rubies or sapphires.

Moreover, Xinyue Jewelry's fame is hard-won, so Tang Han is based on the principle of preferring nothing but being too bad, and he will not be careless at all for high-end customers.

Along the way, he carefully selected a lot of them. Tang Han couldn't help but sigh that there were still some good things in this public market, but he just wanted to discover them.

Qin Yue didn't think so. She didn't have the perverted ability as much as Tang Han. According to her, "There are still good things in this public market, but you just need to pay enough prices!"

After saying that, she counted Tang Han about the distribution of these gems that he was interested in without handling, accounting for more than one-third of the gems.
Chapter completed!