Luckily, she was presented with a selection of rubies from the people of Burma for her wedding. Taking these rubies—96, to be precise—and combining them with a selection of diamonds, the Queen ...

Large quantities of rubies—both rough and faceted—from a commercially important new source in Myanmar (Burma) have been available on the Bangkok market since 1992. The ruby crystals from the Mong Hsu ...

Fine-color, large, and eye-clean (lacking visible inclusions) rubies like this 11.01carat (ct) stone from Myanmar (formerly known as Burma) are extremely rare and valuable. – Photo: Robert Weldon/GIA.

with the gold from its conquests in the New World and the rubies, which could have been imported from either Burma, Thailand, Cambodia, Ceylon or Afghanistan. The salamander is based on a real ...

Burmese rubies come from the Mogok Valley in Myanmar (formerly Burma) and are prized for their rarity and exceptional color. The best examples, like this one, have a hue often called “Pigeon’s ...

Burmese rubies come from the Mogok Valley in Myanmar (formerly Burma) and are prized for their rarity and exceptional color. The best examples, like this one, have a hue often called "Pigeon's ...