SEDA GEMS

RUBY TRAPICHE

This is a rare natural untreated stone from Burma [Myanmar].It is a top collectors stone or ideal as a large pendant.

Weight 59.03 cts app

Size 30.61 x 26 x 6.30 mm app

Trapiche Rubies consist of six ruby sections that are delineated by “arms” resulting in a fixed six-rayed “star”. Trapiche is the Spanish word for a spoked wheel used to grind sugar cane which bears a striking resemblance to the pattern in these rubies. It is pronounced trah-pee-chee with the accent on the second syllable.

Trapiche rubies are different from Star Rubies

In Star Rubies, the six-ray star glides along the surface of the stone when the star ruby is moved. Unlike Star Rubies, in Trapiche Rubies, the six-ray “star” is fixed and does not move.