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Why are rubies red and emeralds green? Their colors come from the same metal in their atomic structure
The chromium replaces about 1% of the aluminum in the corundum or beryl crystal when a ruby or emerald forms underground at a ...
Rubies and emeralds get their colours from a common metal
Both rubies and emeralds are minerals, which is a type of rock with a consistent chemical composition and a highly ordered ...