Customer's have asked us for ruby - the stone is expensive, but now we have some! Price is per 15 1/2-inch string of about 135 of these beautiful 3mm ruby beads - or around 234 of the 2mm to the string. Small, but you can make them go a long way! Actual colour of beads look a little deeper red to the eye.
Ruby is one of the four Precious (as apposed to 'semi precious') stones: the other three are Diamond, Sapphire & Emerald.
Choose either 2mm or 3mm from above Size Box.
Like a perfect red rose, the Ruby's rich colour speaks of love and passion. July's birthstone is among the most highly prized of gems throughout history. Ruby was considered to have magical powers, and was worn by royalty as a talisman against evil. It was thought to grow darker when danger was imminent, and to return to its original colour once safe.
The word Ruby comes from the Latin "ruber," meaning red. Ruby is the hardest mineral after diamond, a variety of the mineral Corundum, and is found as crystals within metamorphic rock. It comes in a variety of colours, and is called a sapphire in any colour except red.
Rubies range in hue from an orangey red to a purplish red, but the most prized gems are a true red. Large rubies are very rare and valuable. The most beautiful crystals are thought to be from Burma, but they are also found in many other countries.
Rubies were thought to represent heat and power. Ancient tribes used the gem as bullets for blowguns, and it was said that a ruby would boil water instantly.
Ground to powder, this crystal was used as a cure for indigestion – and it has been said that the ruby's red glow comes from an internal flame that cannot be extinguished, making a gift of this stone symbolic of everlasting love. And if worn on the left hand, ancient lore has it that the ruby will bring good fortune to its wearer.
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