Arts & CultureSaturday, November 14
Rubies
Saturday, November 14 · 9 a.m.-5 p.m. · Harvard Museum of Natural History
- When
- Saturday, November 14 · 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
- Where
- Harvard Museum of Natural History26 Oxford St., Cambridge
About this event
Rubies is a new, intimate collection of stunning minerals, gemstones, and jewelry on display in the Earth & Planetary Sciences Gallery.
Ruby, the red variety of the mineral corundum, owes its vibrant color to trace amounts of chromium in its crystal structure. This element also gives many rubies a striking fluorescence, glowing bright crimson under ultraviolet light. Ruby’s internal world—its inclusions, growth zoning, and rutile “silk” needles—records its geological journey and can reveal its origin, making ruby a gemstone of extraordinary beauty and a rich source of scientific insight.
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