Rough Ruby Specimen

A sculptural Rough Ruby Specimen from the USA, weighing 40.0 carats. In hand, the piece presents a saturated wine-to-raspberry body colour with darker maroon pockets and subtle shifts toward violet along the edges. Natural fracture planes and granular textures catch the light with a quiet, waxy sheen, while a few deeper inclusions create earthy contrast within the crystal. Left uncut and unapologetically raw, it’s a collectors’ specimen with presence—ideal for a cabinet display, study reference, or as material for lapidary exploration where the stone allows.