Rubies, the red variety of corundum sharing the same mineral family as sapphires, get their fiery red hue from the presence of chromium, and Madagascar has emerged as a significant source of rubies in recent decades, particularly after deposits were discovered in the Andelina region in the late 1990s.
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“rubies the red variety of corundum share the same mineral family as sapphires the presence of chromium gives rubies their fiery red Hue Madagascar has emerged as a significant source of rubies in recent decades particularly after the discovery of deposits in the andelina region in the late 1990s [3:39]”
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