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Photos of Burma

More than 90% of the world’s rubies come from Burma, particularly the mountainous Mogok area. The term "Burmese ruby" is synonymous with the best and most valuable rubies with the finest color -- red to slightly purplish-red and medium-dark in tone. Mined in Burma in the 1930s, the 23.1-carat Carmen Lúcia Ruby pictured here is among the largest faceted Burmese rubies in the world. (Photo courtesy of Smithsonian Natural History Museum/Chip Clark.)

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