
Red gemstones are known for their astrological as well as healing benefits. Red Tourmaline in fancy cuts like rectangular cut, square cut, trillion cut, and cushion cut, etc are easily available although round and oval Red Tourmalines are more common in the gem market.Oval cut, Round cut, Rectangular cut and Square cut Red Zircons are common whereas the Heart shape, Marquise shape, Pear shape, and Trillion cut Red Zircon stones are less in number.Cut: The cuts or facets of a red gemstone only carry ornamental significance and not astrological.Best quality Red Coral is smooth, lustrous and spotless or as inclusion-free as possible.Highly included gems often look unattractive and are less valuable. Minor inclusions in Red Tourmaline can be ignored if the transparency is not suffered.Eye clean pieces are available but are slightly limited in number. Red Zircon is likely to have some tension fissures, liquid crystals, and needle inclusions.A Ruby with see-through clarity or inclusions not visible to the naked eye is extremely rare and considered to be of the highest quality.


Sri Lankan or Ceylonese Red Zircon and Australian Red Zircon remain quite in demand because of their superior color and exceptional clarity.

Italy continues to be the most popular origin, delivering fine quality red corals for more than two centuries. Brazil and Nigeria are known for producing the most beautiful, eye-clean Red tourmalines. Mozambique Ruby, as well as Burmese Ruby, are popular for their reputed origins. Origin: Red Gemstones from reputed origins are considered to be of higher quality.A high-quality red gemstone comes from a reputed origin, displays balance in color saturation & consistency with minimal contamination, and it’s cut.
