{"id":1242,"date":"2015-07-02T18:31:37","date_gmt":"2015-07-02T22:31:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/?p=1242"},"modified":"2019-07-30T16:59:01","modified_gmt":"2019-07-30T20:59:01","slug":"julys-birthstone-rubies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/julys-birthstone-rubies\/","title":{"rendered":"July\u2019s Birthstone: Rubies"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Russian<\/a><\/p>\n

America\u2019s birthday is here, so it\u2019s time to celebrate. Everyone loves the yearly fireworks, barbecues, block parties and trips to the beach that make July so much fun. But for some of our readers, there\u2019s another birthday that makes July extra special \u2013 their own!<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re a regular reader of the Birkat Elyon blog then you know where this is going. Yes, it\u2019s time once again to talk about this month\u2019s birthstone. If you\u2019re a July baby, then your gemstone is the beautiful ruby, a precious stone that shines with a red as brilliant as any seen in the sky on Independence Day. There\u2019s only one birthstone for July, but maybe that\u2019s because it\u2019s an extra special one. So here\u2019s to you and to rubies, which are also sometimes known as \u201cthe king of gems.\u201d<\/p>\n

One of the most highly sought after gems in the entire world, the ruby is said to represent love, wisdom and health. It may surprise you to learn this, but the largest rubies are even less common than large diamonds, emeralds or sapphires. That means that they have a value that increases exponentially with size more so than any other gemstone. So if you\u2019re a July baby with expensive tastes, don\u2019t worry. It\u2019s not your fault \u2013 you were born into it!<\/p>\n

The background of this gem\u2019s name may surprise you for something that is so extravagantly valuable. Ruby\u2019s name comes from a Latin word that sounds like an extremely inexpensive item: \u201cruber.\u201d It actually means \u201cred,\u201d though, and not the bouncy stuff with two b\u2019s in its name.<\/p>\n

Interestingly, the word was used as a catch-all for red stones many years ago. Spinels, garnets, tourmalines and more were referred to as rubies if they were of the red variety. This has created a bit of a problem in modern times, as quite a few \u201crubies\u201d turned out to be something else entirely. Take, for example, the famous Timur ruby that was gifted to Queen Victoria in 1851. Turns out it wasn\u2019t a ruby at all. It was a red spinel. Whoops!<\/p>\n

Actual rubies come in a variety of red hues ranging from a sort of bluish\/purplish-red to a bright orange-red. The \u201cBurmese Ruby\u201d is considered to be the most valuable variation. These rubies are an incredibly rich red with just a slight hint of blue to them. Also referred to at times as \u201cpigeon blood\u201d red, these stones are mined exclusively in the Mogok Valley mines of Myanmar. The name is a bit of a misnomer, though, as the color is that of white pigeons\u2019 eyes, not their blood.<\/p>\n

Located in Upper Myanmar, the Mogok Valley may be the world\u2019s top source of rubies, but it\u2019s far from the only one. Thailand is another major supplier and is known as a home of dark, brownish-red rubies. The gem is the national stone of both nations.<\/p>\n

Parts of Asia once thought that the stones contained a sort of spark of life or \u201ca deep drop of the heart\u2019s blood of Mother Earth,\u201d as ancient legends from the East state. It was also often referred to as the \u201cglowing stone\u201d or the \u201clamp stone.\u201d Why? Because legend spoke of a Chinese Emperor who relied on a particularly large ruby to light up his chambers, and it\u2019s said that the ruby made them appear as if showered in daylight \u2013 a feat that would take quite an impressive ruby, indeed.<\/p>\n

The Chinese were not the only ancient people to tell fantastical tales of rubies\u2019 brightness. Ancient Hindu, Ceylonese and Burmese peoples thought sapphires to be unripe rubies, even going so far as to bury sapphires in the sand in hopes that they would develop into rubies. High-ranking Hindu priests held a belief that their gods\u2019 homes were also lit up by enormous rubies. And the Greeks would later tell the tale of a female stork that brought forth a brilliant ruby as a form of thanks for kindness paid to it by the city of Heraclea. So incredibly bright was this gem, that it was said to have illuminated the entire city.<\/p>\n

By the time the Middle Ages rolled around the stones were believed to do all sorts of impressive things: protect against wicked thoughts, passionate desires and disputes and even grant good health to their owners. Oh, and they also thought rubies could cure bleeding\u2026and that they could warn the owner of future misfortunes, illnesses and even death by changing colors. Some even said that King Henry VIII\u2019s first wife, Catherine of Aragon, foresaw her downfall when she observed a ruby growing darker in color.<\/p>\n

The ruby was seen as a stone of many talents, it would seem, which likely meant that many \u201crubies\u201d that weren\u2019t rubies at all were prized for such mystical abilities in those days.<\/p>\n

Russian Formula Cubic Zirconia<\/strong><\/p>\n

Though red jewels that are not rubies are no longer referred to as such, many still highly prize jewelry that has that same beautiful ruby red color. Birkat Elyon\u2019s Russian Formula cubic zirconia<\/a> comes in several different colors, including red. What\u2019s more, our cubic zirconia is a lot more affordable than an actual ruby. Shop our fine collection of hand-crafted and polished cz today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

America\u2019s birthday is here, so it\u2019s time to celebrate. Everyone loves the yearly fireworks, barbecues, block parties and trips to the beach that make July so much fun. But for some of our readers, there\u2019s another birthday that makes July extra special \u2013 their own! If you\u2019re a regular reader of the Birkat Elyon blog then you know where this is going. Yes, it\u2019s time once again to talk about…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1243,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nJuly\u2019s Birthstone: Rubies | Russian Formula Cubic Zirconia<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Born in July? Then the ruby is your birthstone. Learn more about it on the Birkat Elyon Russian Formula cubic zirconia blog.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/julys-birthstone-rubies\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"July\u2019s Birthstone: Rubies | Russian Formula Cubic Zirconia\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Born in July? Then the ruby is your birthstone. Learn more about it on the Birkat Elyon Russian Formula cubic zirconia blog.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/julys-birthstone-rubies\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"BirkatElyonBlog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/birkatelyon\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2015-07-02T22:31:37+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2019-07-30T20:59:01+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Russian-Formula-Cubic-Zirconia.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"640\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"480\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/julys-birthstone-rubies\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/julys-birthstone-rubies\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/a462f4a2b9abcb9717e34aa5b50543d8\"},\"headline\":\"July\u2019s Birthstone: Rubies\",\"datePublished\":\"2015-07-02T22:31:37+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2019-07-30T20:59:01+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/julys-birthstone-rubies\/\"},\"wordCount\":899,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"articleSection\":[\"Fashion\",\"News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/julys-birthstone-rubies\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/julys-birthstone-rubies\/\",\"name\":\"July\u2019s Birthstone: Rubies | Russian Formula Cubic Zirconia\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2015-07-02T22:31:37+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2019-07-30T20:59:01+00:00\",\"description\":\"Born in July? Then the ruby is your birthstone. Learn more about it on the Birkat Elyon Russian Formula cubic zirconia blog.\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/julys-birthstone-rubies\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"BirkatElyonBlog\",\"description\":\"Birkat Elyon Cubic Zirconia Jewelers\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Birkat Elyon\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/d174a4077a.nxcli.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/logo.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/d174a4077a.nxcli.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/logo.png\",\"width\":285,\"height\":82,\"caption\":\"Birkat Elyon\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/birkatelyon\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/birkatelyon\/?hl=en\",\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/birkat-elyon\",\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.ca\/birkatelyon\/?autologin=true\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/CubicZirconiaJewelry\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/a462f4a2b9abcb9717e34aa5b50543d8\",\"name\":\"admin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8493f488cf4b6e3052f3453e06666a27?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8493f488cf4b6e3052f3453e06666a27?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"admin\"},\"description\":\"Rebecca Daniel is the Lead Jewelry Designer and Marketing Manager at Birkat Elyon. She has been intensely focused on creating high quality CZ jewelry for over 20 years. Rebecca Daniel on Google\",\"sameAs\":[\"http:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"July\u2019s Birthstone: Rubies | Russian Formula Cubic Zirconia","description":"Born in July? Then the ruby is your birthstone. Learn more about it on the Birkat Elyon Russian Formula cubic zirconia blog.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/julys-birthstone-rubies\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"July\u2019s Birthstone: Rubies | Russian Formula Cubic Zirconia","og_description":"Born in July? Then the ruby is your birthstone. Learn more about it on the Birkat Elyon Russian Formula cubic zirconia blog.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/julys-birthstone-rubies\/","og_site_name":"BirkatElyonBlog","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/birkatelyon","article_published_time":"2015-07-02T22:31:37+00:00","article_modified_time":"2019-07-30T20:59:01+00:00","og_image":[{"width":640,"height":480,"url":"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Russian-Formula-Cubic-Zirconia.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"admin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"admin","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/julys-birthstone-rubies\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/julys-birthstone-rubies\/"},"author":{"name":"admin","@id":"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/a462f4a2b9abcb9717e34aa5b50543d8"},"headline":"July\u2019s Birthstone: Rubies","datePublished":"2015-07-02T22:31:37+00:00","dateModified":"2019-07-30T20:59:01+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/julys-birthstone-rubies\/"},"wordCount":899,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/#organization"},"articleSection":["Fashion","News"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/julys-birthstone-rubies\/","url":"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/julys-birthstone-rubies\/","name":"July\u2019s Birthstone: Rubies | Russian Formula Cubic Zirconia","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/#website"},"datePublished":"2015-07-02T22:31:37+00:00","dateModified":"2019-07-30T20:59:01+00:00","description":"Born in July? Then the ruby is your birthstone. Learn more about it on the Birkat Elyon Russian Formula cubic zirconia blog.","inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/julys-birthstone-rubies\/"]}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/","name":"BirkatElyonBlog","description":"Birkat Elyon Cubic Zirconia Jewelers","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/#organization","name":"Birkat Elyon","url":"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/d174a4077a.nxcli.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/logo.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/d174a4077a.nxcli.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/logo.png","width":285,"height":82,"caption":"Birkat Elyon"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/birkatelyon","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/birkatelyon\/?hl=en","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/birkat-elyon","https:\/\/www.pinterest.ca\/birkatelyon\/?autologin=true","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/CubicZirconiaJewelry"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/a462f4a2b9abcb9717e34aa5b50543d8","name":"admin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8493f488cf4b6e3052f3453e06666a27?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8493f488cf4b6e3052f3453e06666a27?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"admin"},"description":"Rebecca Daniel is the Lead Jewelry Designer and Marketing Manager at Birkat Elyon. She has been intensely focused on creating high quality CZ jewelry for over 20 years. Rebecca Daniel on Google","sameAs":["http:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com"]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1242"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1242"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1242\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2126,"href":"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1242\/revisions\/2126"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1243"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1242"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1242"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1242"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}