An extraordinary gemstone, Ruby is the traditional birthstone for July. Its fiery crimson color has long held historical significance representing romance, devotion and vitality. A variety of corundum like sapphire, flawless rubies are extremely rare. Corundum’s natural hardness makes rubies an ideal gemstone for fine jewelry. The best examples have good translucency and depth of color.

With renewed interest in colored gemstones taking center stage lately, we’re going to take a closer look at one of the most romantic of all the precious gemstones, the darling red ruby.

Said to be one of the rarest of the big three — rubies, sapphires, and emeralds — this crimson rock is July’s birthstone, as well as the 15th and 40th anniversary stone.

Named from the Latin “ruber” for red, ruby is a member of the corundum mineral family. When corundum is red, we call it a ruby; when it is any other color, like blue, yellow, and pink, we call it a sapphire.

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