ARTIFICIAL RUBIES.
The manufacture of artificial rubies, which in appearance are as good as the natural stones, is now an accomplished fact. A demonstration of this achievement was given to the members of the Academic dcs Sciences, Paris, recently. Some years ago artificial rubies were placed on the market, but fmicroscopical examination revealed the fact that the crystals were m> perfect. The rubies manufactured, by M. Verneuil, however, are of a superb red colour, and of a purity an-i sparkle equal to the genuine article. The cost of producing them,is not a heavy one, so that there is every reason to anticipate that the new discovery will lead to a sensible diminution in the price of the formerly precious stones. The rubies are obtained by a new process, in which the blow-pipe play* an important part, and the stones are both beautiful and of a goodly siz? The specimen shown at the meetm? of the Academy was much admired by the savants.
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Auckland Star, Volume XXXIV, Issue 3, 3 January 1903, Page 2 (Supplement)
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