July's birthstone, ruby, also serves as an anniversary gift for couples celebrating 40 years of marriage. Aside from their powers of protection and protection from evil, rubies are also symbols of love and passion. This makes them a very attractive alternative to diamonds as an engagement or wedding ring. Ruby is a variety of the mineral corundum, formed from metamorphic rock. It comes in lots of colours, including blue, but you might know that as sapphire. Take a look at our range of July Birthstone Jewellery.
Rubies are red gems that were considered to be the 'King of Gems' by ancient Hindus because they descended from the Latin word ruber, which means red. In the old days, rubies were believed to be capable of boiling water and melting wax because of their glowing fire.
