Ruby
The gem Ruby is probably the most popular and best known gem. With it's stunning red colour it promotes love and passion, and captures the imagination. Ruby comes in different shades of red, some can be pinkish, purplish or orangy red. The best rubies are produced in Burma (Myanmar).Rubies have many legends attached to them, one being that they attract wealth, wisdom, and happiness in love.
Sources: Burma (Myanmar), Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Thailand, Kenya.
Hardness: 9 on Mohs scale.
Toughness: Excellent.
Ruby is the birthstone for July.
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