The Unique Characteristics of Rubies

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Being born in the month of July means that one’s birthstone happens to be the pink to blood-red colored gemstone called the Ruby. The word “ruby” comes from yet another word, “ruber” which translates in to red from the dead language of latin, even though this stone is not necessarily always red. Rubies are used most used modernly in jewelry, but are valued by the scientific world through the use of lasers. But July’s birthstone, ruby, has a lot more to what you see physically. From it is chemical formula to it’s environment and how it is formed, rubies have unique characteristics that no other gemstone has.
Chemical Formula
Every kind of gemstone’s chemical formula is unique and its very own, and is used as a way to identify what kind of stone it is. More specifically, a chemical formula is a the way you identify a stone or any substance by the arrangement and quantity of it’s atoms and elements. The ruby’s chemical formula happens to be Al2O3, meaning it contains aluminum 2 atoms of aluminum, and 3 atoms of oxygen. These two elements are found in the quantities stated in Ruby’s, therefore introducing us to the chemical formula shown.
Hardness
Rubies have a hardness of 9.0 according to Mohs’ scale of mineral hardness, which is by definition is the “resistance of a mineral to being scratched.” (Tong 1) In other words, having a hardness of a crazy 9.0 means the Ruby is extremely sturdy and extremely difficult to stretch, coming from the fact that on Mohs hardness scale, 1 is considered the softest and 10 is the hardest. Friedrich Mohs was a German mineralogist that came up with this scale. On this scale, 9 is written as Corundum, but ruby is in fact a mineral of this substance, also giving it it’s extreme hardness.
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Environment – How are they formed?
Rubies are actually formed deep beneath our planet Earth’s first layer, the crust. This relative high heat under the conditions of about 620 to 670 degrees Celsius (1148 to 1238 degrees Fahrenheit.), is just about the heat needed to create these gemstones. The most necessary mineral used to form rubies is corundum, the essential element in rubies, and chromium, that gives them their red value and color.
High in value and flawless in color, rubies are very attractive gemstones. They make not only perfect gifts, but are used in our scientific fields as lasers! They have an astonishing hardness and are very rare, but legends and cultures do not ignore the significance of a ruby, representing power, wealth and love. July’s birthstone is truly something special.

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