Ruby Gemstone

What do you think of when you hear of the color red? Does it remind you of love or passion? Or do you think of the beautiful and the most expensive of all gemstones – the Ruby stone?  Well, just like many intense things and feelings in the life, the ruby gemstone is also associated with red and represents the color incredibly. As a matter of fact, the name “ruby” is derived from “ruber” which means red in Latin. The Science of Ruby: Ruby is the red variant of mineral corundum and is famous for its bright color, durability, and luster. The chemical formula of corundum is Al2O3 – which means is formed of aluminum oxide which contains two aluminum atoms and three oxygen atoms. The chemicals are packed in a close hexagonal structure. And the mineral consists of iron, vanadium, titanium, and/or chromium. The presence of chromium traces results in the color red of the beautiful ruby stone.  Chromium (Cr) has 24 as its atomic number. It is basically a great colo...

A ruby is a pink to blood-red colored gemstone, a variety of the mineral corundum (aluminium oxide). The red color of ruby gemstone is due to the presence of chromium in it. The Indians called the ruby gemstones as the Ratnanayaka, the lord of the gemstones.  The Hindus called the ruby as the king of gemstones. Ruby is distinguished for its bright red color. Ruby is considered as more desirable and precious gemstone due to its hardness of 9.00 on the Mohs scale of hardness. Ruby is deemed to be the most precious  gemstones by the Bible and the ancient Sanskrit writings. On discovery of each Ruby crystal, the Indian Emperor gives a special royal importance and harm welcome to this King of Gemstone  due to its mystical powers. Mystical Powers Of Ruby For centuries, Rubies having the positive and mystical powers for its wearer. The popularity and the powers of the ruby gemstone reaches to the every corner of the world. Ruby relates to the Planet Su...