Hello, I need help: is this ruby from Tanzania seems to have been heated ? Seller told me that it is Unheated but how could i know? also it is a 17 carat so i don’t want to make a mistake. Thanks for your help.
It’s hard to say from the pic, but I don’t think it’s heat treated. It is a bit on the bright side (a brighter red/pink) than I have seen in a few others, but 1. that may just be the camera settings, aka 2. it’s not really exceptionally bright. I’m just guessing based on the pics, of course, but it seems to me that if someone wanted to treat that, they could get more pronounced results. If it were mine, I wouldn’t fret about that, it’s a nice stone!