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Ruby Gemstones The Color of Love, Passion, Beauty

Everything you wanted to know about the Ruby gemstone. Legends, myths, lore and history of rubies. Famous ruby gems and their owners. Ruby gem mining locations and of course beautiful ruby jewelry.

The ruby color, mineral composition, treatment and where they are mined

Which color would you automatically associate with love, passion and power? Of course it's Red. Red is the color of love. It radiates warmth and strength. And red is also the color of the ruby, called the king of gemstones. Rubies are light pink to blood red in color. The brightest and best red in ruby colors is called Pigeon Blood Red. The red of the ruby is unequaled in warmth and fire. Ruby red is not just any old color, it is a sensual, passionate, powerful color. The ruby is the perfect way to express powerful feelings. Jewelry with a precious rubies attests to that passionate, intense love that people can feel for each other.

Rubies are the red members of the corundum family of minerals. Corundum of any other color--blue, pink, yellow, and many others--is called sapphire. The ruby has everything a precious stone should have: magnificent color, excellent hardness and outstanding brilliance. Also, it is an extremely rare gemstone, especially the finer quality rubies.
The ruby is considered one of the four precious stones: Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald and Diamond. In the wonderful world of gemstones, the ruby is the undisputed leader. For thousands of years, the ruby has been considered one of the most valuable gemstones on Earth.

Rubies have a hardness of 9.0 on the Mohs scale of mineral hardness and only the diamond is harder. All natural rubies have imperfections in them, including color impurities and inclusions of rutile needles known as "silk". Gemologists use these needle inclusions found in natural rubies to distinguish them from synthetics, simulants, or substitutes.
Almost all rubies today are treated in some form, improving the quality of gemstones by treating them is common practice. Some treatments are used in almost all cases and are therefore considered "acceptable" practices. The most common treatment is using heat.

Rubies are mined in Myanmar (Burma), Thailand, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Kenya, Madagascar, and Cambodia, but they have also been found in the U.S. states of Montana, North Carolina and South Carolina.

True pigeon's-blood red is extremely rare, more a color of the mind than the material world. One Burmese trader expressed it best when he said:
"asking to see the pigeon's blood is like asking to see the face of God."

More Beautiful Ruby and Gemstone Jewelry

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Pink Topaz and Diamond Earrings
You will sparkle at every turn with these gorgeous topaz and diamond gemstone earrings !

These radiant earrings with a full 7.015 cwt of natural topaz gemstones, feature sparkling pear shape pink topaz accented by a bezel set diamond for a little more dazzle.

Burma's Mogok: Valley of Rubies

Legend of the First Ruby Found on Earth

Long before the Buddha walked the earth, the northern part of Burma was said to be inhabited only by wild animals and birds of prey.
One day the biggest and oldest eagle in creation flew over a valley. On a hillside shone an enormous morsel of fresh meat, bright red in color. The eagle attempted to pick it up, but its claws could not penetrate the blood-red substance. Try as he may, he could not grasp it. After many attempts, at last he understood. It was not a piece of meat, but a sacred and peerless stone, made from the fire and blood of the earth itself. The stone was the first ruby on earth and the valley was Mogok.

from:Richard W. Hughs

Storing Your Baubles The Right Way

To keep your jewelry in the best shape it is a good idea to store it properly. Soft and porous gemstones such as pearls and opals are easily scratched. Even hard gems can scratch other hard gems and gold, silver and even platinum.

Store jewelry in sturdy cases with soft, lined interiors to avoid impact against hard surfaces and scratching.

Place jewelry in soft fabric pouches if no jewelry cases are available.

Store jewelry separately to avoid tangles and scratches.

Use tarnish-resistant cloth and cases to store silver.

Keep your jewelry boxes away from high heat and excessive moisture, which can damage some stones.

Pearls should be stored in jewelry bags, never plastic, the jewelry bag can be hung, but don't hand pearl necklaces as it may cause streching of the cord

Jewelry Trinket Box

Isis Trinket Box

Amazon Price: $21.95 (as of 02/14/2012)

Product Description
The Egyptian deity Isis has been renowned for millennia as the greatest sorceress in the universe. Now she will lend her powerful magic to you, and guard your most precious items. This deceptively clever statue is actually a jewelry/trinket box, wide and deep enough to hold several treasured possessions. It is carved with Egyptian imagery, and has twin winged Isis` on the lid. This lovely piece is a hand painted, cold cast resin. The box measures 6 1/2" high, and the storage area is 2" wide, 4" long, and 2" deep.

More About the Ruby Gemstone

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A list of ruby gemstone trivia, history , famous ruby gems, record prices of rubies and famous people who own famous rubies.

As of 2006, the record price paid at auction for a single stone was $5,860,000.00 for an unnamed 38.12 carat cabochon-cut ruby
Ruby is the most commonly named precious stone in English translations of the Bible;
Ruby is the birthstone associated with July and of the zodiac sign Leo and Cancer;
Ruby is associated with the Sun in Vedic astrology
Burmese kings were often called "Lord of the Rubies," because whenever a large gem was discovered, a processional with fanfare, was practiced as they took the ruby to the king.
Christians believed the ruby stood for theblood of Christ
Ruby is the gemstone for the 15th Anniversary and 40th Anniversary;
The largest ruby that could be cut weighted 400 ct, was found in Myanmar and divided in three parts;
During an auction of the estate of Jacqueline Kennedy OnassisSotheby's on April 24, 1996, a spectacular 17.68-carat ruby ring sold for $290,000;
Marlene Dietrich owned a ruby bracelet that sold at Sotheby's$990,000;
In ancient times one of the chief attractions of ruby has been itsprotection from misfortune and bad health;
The ruby is assigned to the planets Mars and Pluto;
Ruby is said to be a general health protection and a helper for backache and toenail problems.

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Pigeon Blood Red the Color of Rubies and Passion

Ruby Gemstones The Color of Love, Passion, Beauty

Contents at a Glance

Contents at a Glance

Ruby, Ruby, Ruby

The ruby color, mineral composition, treatment and where they are mined

More Beautiful Ruby and Gemstone Jewelry

Burma's Mogok: Valley of Rubies

Legend of the First Ruby Found on Earth

Storing Your Baubles The Right Way

Jewelry Trinket Box

More About the Ruby Gemstone

A list of short blurbs.

Latest About Burma and the Cyclone

Gem Mining

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