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King of Canada Sean Robert Gehani Ruby This article has been subject to a long-term and persistent hoax edit regarding the "King of Canada Sean Robert Gehani Ruby" which has also been linked with long-term sockpuppet Freecomwireless; the last ANI being Disruption at several gemstone articles.

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King of Canada Sean Robert Gehani Ruby ^{[1] [2]} 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) reply

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) reply

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) reply

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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 GIA laboratory certified ruby in the world. Thfinch ( talk) 21:48, 31 May 2019 (UTC) reply

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. – Leviv ich 05:42, 1 June 2019 (UTC) reply

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) reply

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

Book1 Book2 Book3 For the use of ruby in measurement probes. Cplusplusboy ( talk) 13:38, 28 November 2022 (UTC) reply