Today it is the fashion of our land to refer to the pinks as something other than reds. But it wasn't always that way. In days gone by, pink corundums were termed female rubies, as opposed to the deeper red male stones. Witness the following:

Today it is the fashion of our land to refer to the pinks as something other than reds. But it wasn't always that way. In days gone by, pink corundums were termed female rubies, as opposed to the deeper red male stones. Witness the following:

Which of the colors at left is pink? According to the Methuen Handbook of Colour, the sample at right is pink, while the left sample is a purplish red. This illustrates how the line between one color and another is often extremely subjective.

A search of the gemological literature reveals that the term pink sapphire did not appear until the beginning of the twentieth century. Prior to this, all corundums of a red color (pink is merely a light red) were referred to as rubies. Typical was the following:

The Pink-ruby is a beautiful stone and seldom met with. It is by some prized equally with the ruby. It is of a light ruby colour with a strong dash of pink in it. This is likewise rarely found without blemish. It sells well when defectless, both among Europeans and Asiatics.

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