{"id":64,"count":1,"description":"\"Coast<\/a>\r\n\r\nRuby the birthstone of July, is considered the King of gems. A ruby is also a traditional gift for\u00a015th and 40th Anniversary\u2019s.\u00a0The ruby stone\u00a0represents love, health and wisdom.\u00a0It is\u00a0believed that wearing a ruby bestows good fortune on its owner.\u00a0According to ancient legends the\u00a0ruby contains the original spark of life known as \u201ca drop of the heart\u2019s blood of Mother Earth\u201d. The word Ruby originates from the Latin word rubens which means red. These stunning gemstones range in color from the richest shades of red to pigeon blood and, \u00a0pinkish reds. Rubies are considered one of four precious stones. The others are diamond, sapphire and emeralds.\u00a0 A ruby gets its coloring form trace amounts of chromium. The most desired rubies are those that are a very deep red, widely known as \u201cpigeon\u2019s blood\u201d.\u00a0 Ruby stones are very hard and on the\u00a0Mohs scale of hardness as\u00a0they register at a 9, thus making them only slightly softer than a diamond. For a ruby to be considered perfect it must be the right shade of red, have a rich glow, and be brilliant and pure. Almost all rubies\u00a0have flaws, and those without are considered exceptionally rare. Such rare rubies can fetch prices higher than those of diamonds of the same weight and quality. Almost all natural rubies are treated to improve their color. This is a standard practice accepted by the American Gem Trade Association.","link":"https:\/\/www.houstonjewelry.com\/blog\/tag\/rubies\/","name":"Rubies","slug":"rubies","taxonomy":"post_tag","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.houstonjewelry.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags\/64","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.houstonjewelry.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.houstonjewelry.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/taxonomies\/post_tag"}],"wp:post_type":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.houstonjewelry.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts?tags=64"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}