Talk:Ruby#Semi-protected edit request on 7 January 2016

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Semi-protected edit request on 7 January 2016

King of Canada Sean Robert Gehani Ruby{{Cite web|title = King of Canada Sean Robert Gehani Ruby|url = http://www.igli.in|website = International Gemological Laboratories and Institute (of India) #305LNG019025|accessdate = 2016}} {{Cite web|title = King of Canada Sean Robert Gehani Ruby|url = http://www.freecomwireless.com/museum|website = freecom wireless museum|accessdate = 2015}} Year 2016, 65,995 carats octagon cut. Largest known certified natural ruby in the world. Beautifully hand carved, origin India.

206.248.171.204 (talk) 21:18, 7 January 2016 (UTC)

:File:Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done:, I can't find any evidence in reliable sources that this ruby exists. The refs you gave are not reliable. Sarah-Jane (talk) 08:18, 8 January 2016 (UTC)

:For the record, there were additional attempts to add this again in Dec 2018. It is presumably a hoax. It may also be related to this sockpuppetry case: Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Freecomwireless. Peacock (talk) 16:17, 19 December 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 31 May 2019

Add the following to section "Records and famous rubies":

• At 18,696 carats (8.2 lbs) with dimensions 122.4mm x 112.3mm x 133.9mm, the 125West Rough Ruby Crystal is the largest [http://largerubycrystal.com/html/gia_certificate.html GIA laboratory certified] ruby in the world. Thfinch (talk) 21:48, 31 May 2019 (UTC)

:File:Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. – Levivich 05:42, 1 June 2019 (UTC)

Greenland rubies

I see no mention of the recent deposits of rubies found in Greenland. 2600:6C50:547F:EE05:1131:D9B3:7EAB:631F (talk) 22:21, 24 August 2020 (UTC)

:island of Frantsa Iosifa 176.65.113.1 (talk) 12:41, 2 June 2025 (UTC)

Where is the picture of a ruby?

Please! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Koitus~nlwiki (talk • contribs) 17:31, 27 February 2021 (UTC)

Are previews from Google Books allowed to be used for citation?

[https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Automation_Production_Systems_and_Comput/DREwDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=ruby%20probe%20tip&pg=PA671&printsec=frontcover Book1]

[https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Fundamentals_of_Computer_Aided_Design_an/lmluEAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=ruby%20probe%20tip&pg=PA149&printsec=frontcover Book2]

[https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Brown_Sharpe_and_the_Measure_of_American/4qVtDgAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=ruby%20probe%20tip&pg=PA222&printsec=frontcover Book3]

For the use of ruby in measurement probes.

Cplusplusboy (talk) 13:38, 28 November 2022 (UTC)

No section on the uses of ruby

Watch bearings .. can't think of any others Grassynoel (talk) 00:17, 9 October 2024 (UTC)

:Uses are covered briefly in "Synthesis and imitation" Meters (talk) 00:25, 9 October 2024 (UTC)