Featured My Third Eye, What is the stone?

my research tells me this is what is called a pine cone Third eye.
made from a slice of a pine cone. Another yard sale .50 cent item.
Hoping someone can tell me what the reddish purple stone is?
Mikey

 

Any reaction to uv light mikey ?

 

Hi Charlie,
That was the first thing I did lol. No reaction.
The third and fourth pics are showing more of the true color.
Thanks for looking
Mikey

 

Star ruby, based on your second photo.
Does it show a star in a single light source?

 

Please explain what that is.

 

It looks like a star ruby to me.
If you take it out in the sun, or shine a pen light on it, a star may be seen floating across the surface, like in this photo. Try holding the light about 8 inches from the stone.

 

Thank you very much @stracci
The color does look the same at least.
Here is my try with a pen lite.

 

Hmmm, I'm surprised there is no star. Well, it depends if it was cut correctly to show a star.
However, I'm confident it is a ruby, based on the hexagonal silky structure.

 

Awesome thanks.
Mikey

 

It's really interesting and unusual!

 

https://thirdeyepinecones.com/collections/pinecone-pendants/gemstone?page=14
This is Awesome!
Mikey

 

Looks like it maybe a star sapphire,take outside with sun over head and see what happens.

 

Not forgetting the woods lovely as well, or cone !!

 

It's made from a pine cone called knobcone.
They are little heavy car damaging devils.

 

Yeah I thought it was nice mikey, you don't need to know anything about anything to know that

Learnt something as well

 

After looking through most of the pages this one is Ruby and the closest.
Thanks a bunch
Mikey

 

Neat little things. Good find.

 

Nice piece. If it were mine I would have the stone put in a ring. In your 2nd photo there appears to be a "ghost" crystal deeper in the crystal. I,ve seen one other, where the crystal was cut across the length with the original x'l was smaller and enclosed by subsequent growth. It looks like an natural amethyst. It is unusual (rare) to have a stone that is cut and polished such.