Fire and blood rubies in myth, magic, and history /

• Main Author: Morgan, Diane, 1947-
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2008.
• Subjects: Rubies.; Rubies > History.; Hindu mythology.; Hindu mythology > History.; NATURE > Natural Resources.; NATURE > Rocks & Minerals.; Electronic books.; History.
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Morgan acquaints readers with the mineralogy, history, and magical associations of rubies.

Table of Contents:

• The conundrum of corundum
• Birth of the stone
• The heart of the matter and a matter of the heart
• Caste, color, and cost
• The mines of Myanmar and elsewhere
• The king of stones
• and the stone of kings
• Magic in the stone
• Synthetic rubies, fake rubies, and no rubies at all.