Manmade Ruby

In the spirit of trying the coloured Aqua Cubic Zirconia - here is a man-made ruby.

I'll concede that the bead is a bit weird - it might have been better to have a game plan going it - but on the other hand - hate to sink a lot of time into it and have it not work out because the ruby burns.

This was dropped into a pre-made depression. It is not encased.

Seems to work just fine.