About the product:

💎 Mineral Type / Gem: Ruby called 'trapiche'

🌍 ⛏️ Origin: India

📐 Stone/gem dimensions: 3 pieces of 10 millimeters x 7 wide x 5 thick.

⚖️ Weight : Approximately 7.9 grams - 39.5 carats

🔷 Shape: Natural

🎁 Comes with a presentation box with a certificate from Gem & Zen, ideal for giving as a gift or treating yourself!

💍 Suggested use:

Pendant mounting (closed setting, copper/silver wire, or glued to support)

Handcrafted Jewelry: Perfect base for spiritual or symbolic creations

Collectible: Displayed on a stand to highlight the reflections

Personal talisman: Associated with energetic protection

👉 Trapiche rubies combine the rarity of exceptional corundum with a spectacular natural pattern. It's a true gemstone—sought after by collectors and aficionados of unusual gems alike.
If you come across a very translucent slice highlighting its hexagonal branches, untreated, you have an exceptional piece"...!

The trapiche pattern is due to natural inclusions of graphite and hematite, which form a six-pointed star inside the crystal, different from the asterism (star visible on the surface).

📋 Mineralogical sheet:

Characteristic	Details

Name	Trapiche Ruby

Other names / Variants

Internal six-pointed star ruby

Color

Red to purplish-red, with a black or darker star or "wheel" pattern

Chemical composition

Al₂O₃ (aluminum oxide with traces of chromium)

Crystal system

Hexagonal (trigonal)

Hardness (Mohs)

9

Main source

Burma (Myanmar), Colombia, Madagascar, Vietnam

Virtues / properties

Symbol of rarity and strength, amplifies vitality and courage, protects against negative energies, stone of spiritual evolution

Astrological sign

Leo, Scorpio, Aries

Purification

Distilled water, fumigation

Recharging

Soft sun, moonlight

Short story

The term trapiche comes from traditional six-pronged sugar mills in Latin America, recalling the unique star pattern of these rubies; very rare and sought after in jewelry and collecting.