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Who decides gem names?

The naming of gemstones like ruby and sapphire is often determined by gemologists, who are experts in identifying and classifying gems. The story highlights that even though ruby and sapphire are chemically the same mineral, corundum, gemologists use the colour difference (red for ruby, other colours for sapphire) to give them distinct names.

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Sapphire and ruby are chemically the same mineral, corundum, but different colours

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