All Things Desiderate ... Blog

There's a bay in Scotland named after a mistake. Locals thought they'd found rubies. They'd actually found rhodolite.

It's been sold under fake ruby names, set into a Fabergé brooch for 150 years, and quietly outshining rubies for over a century without anyone noticing.

Here's the identity crisis behind the gemstone you didn't know you needed, plus two ways to wear it.