Kunzima ukucabanga ukuthi amaminerali anegama elinjengelomuntu njenge-corundum akhiqiza amatshe ayigugu amnandi njenge-ruby nesafire, noma ngisho nokuthi la matshe amabili, ahluke kakhulu ngombala ne-mystique, empeleni awumndeni ofanayo wamaminerali.
Ngibe nenhlanhla uma ngabe i-birthstone isafire (Septhemba) noma iruby (Julayi). Lezi ziphakathi kwamatshe acebile kunawo wonke kuwo wonke amatshe ayigugu anothando nomlando onemibala egqamile njengoba enjalo. Amarubi empeleni ayivelakancane kunamasafire, futhi ama-corundum abomvu kuphela abizwa ngamarubi. Noma yimuphi omunye umbala unjalo isafire. Lapho uhlela amatshe anemibala, ukuminyana kanye nombala webala kuyingxenye yokuhlola, futhi yimibala ecebe kakhulu, ejulile kakhulu ebaluleke kakhulu. Ku- ama-rubies, umbala owaziswa kakhulu ubizwa ngegazi lejuba. Ikhwalithi enkulu yegem Amarubi angabaluleka kakhulu kunamadayimane alinganayo futhi impela ziyivelakancane. Kukhona ubuningi obuhlobene obuncane, (1-3 carat,) obuhlaza okwesibhakabhaka amasafire uma kuqhathaniswa nokushoda kwamarubhi amancane amancane wegem, okwenza ngisho nala matshe amancane ngenani eliphezulu kakhulu.
Amatshe Yokudabuka eBurma ngokuvamile iyala amanani aphakeme kakhulu. Iningi elikhulu le- ama-rubies kukhona "ukusika komdabu" ezweni lendabuko. Inani eliphezulu le-ruby i-rough ilawulwa ngokuqinile futhi ayivamisile ukuthi iye kubantu abasiki bengokwezifiso. Kwesinye isikhathi, amatshe omdabu anjalo ayabuyiswa ngokulingana ngokwesiko, yize esesisindo nobubanzi. Amatshe okusika ngokwezifiso kanye namacwecwe avame ukwenziwa nge-carat ngayinye.
ngamasafire akhona kuyo yonke imibala eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka kusuka esibhakabhakeni esijulile esibhakabhakeni sakusihlwa kuya kwesibhakabhaka esikhanyayo nesijulile sesibhakabhaka sasehlobo esicacile futhi esihle. Amasafirefi afika nangeminye imibala eminingi, hhayi kuphela kumbala ocacile onombala oluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka we-horizons ezikude, kepha futhi kukhombisa iziqhumane ezikhanyayo zemibala yokushona kwelanga - ophuzi, opinki, owolintshi nophephuli. Ngakho-ke amafirefiya angamatshe asezulwini ngempela nangempela, yize etholakala enhlabathini eqinile yendawo yethu ebizwa ngokuthi "yiplanethi eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka".