Today, more and more people are choosing ruby engagement rings, as well as rings that combine rubies with diamond pavé settings. Over the past decade, rubies have also become a popular stone for engagement rings. Gifting a pair of ruby earrings or a ruby eternity ring is a great way to show your love and affection to your partner. Ruby jewelry is also a popular gift for 15th to 40th wedding anniversaries. Historically, ruby jewelry was often given as anniversaries and birthday gifts. Because of its hardness, ruby jewelry is great for everyday wear, and you can wear a ruby ring, pendant, or a pair of ruby earrings without worrying about your jewelry getting scuffed. In fact, they’re only trailing diamonds in hardness (out of 10 on the Mohs scale). Ruby has a Mohs hardness of 9, making it a hard gemstone. Rubies can be found in the following countries: Australia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Myanmar, Cambodia, Vietnam, Japan, India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Colombia, Namibia, Mozambique, Madagascar, Kenya, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Brazil, Scotland, United States. Rubies, like other gemstones, are exploited worldwide for jewelry. It is the birthstone for July, as well as the 15th and 40th anniversary stones. Ruby is said to be the rarest of the three major gemstones (ruby, sapphire and emerald). When it is any other color such as blue, yellow or pink, we collectively refer to it as sapphire. Ruby’s red color comes from trace amounts of chromium, which replaces the aluminum in the mineral and changes the gemstone’s color. Rubies are made of corundum, a crystalline form of aluminum oxide. Most rubies have an intense red color, although they range in color from blood red to orange, purple, brownish red, and even pink. Ruby is a red gemstone in the corundum family.

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