The best gem-quality
ruby crystals were extracted from the Ahmadabad deposit in the upper zone of corundum mineralization.
Most of the rubies from Hunza have purplish colour are are not suitable for faceting.
Pink, violet and almost colourless
sapphire is less common than
ruby.
Ref: E.Ya. Kievlenko, Geology of gems, 2003, p. 55
Gemstone List