Favorite Ruby Earrings and their History

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A piece of jewelry's history is intriguing to me, and it's fun to know where your favorite diamonds and gems came from. Which brings me to what I want to share: tonight, we're talking gemstones baby!  Gemstones and their history... and a few of this weeks favorite gemstone jewelry pieces from Avianne and Co.

Rubies are categorized and priced first according to their colors. For instance, the most precious, and most expensive ruby is the "blood red" ruby, which obviously, is the boldest of the ruby colors. The next factor that determines a ruby's price  is its clarity, just like with diamonds. The carat and the cut of the gems are next in line of a ruby's pricing.

It has been said that the very first gemstones ever found were very possibly rubies. It's thought that they were found all the way back in 1914 - 1915 in East Africa, in an area called Merkerstein, although the biggest source for rubies was Upper Mayanmar for a very long time. 

Now they're found in several different places all over the world.

Sadly, the person who happened across these lovely red stones isn't known. This has always disappointed me a little considering the person contributed to something huge -- finding the first gemstone. You have to admit, that's a big deal!  It has been said that it was a soldier who spotted the rubies.


The way the name came about for this bold red gem isn't as interesting. They were simply named rubies because the Latin name for "red" is "ruber," and somehow that was changed to "rubies" for the gems.

Now that we know a little bit about rubies and their history, lets look at a few of the favorite finds of Avianne and Co.'s ruby gem jewelry.




 

Ruby Diamond Gemstone Earrings

A second favorite pair have a similar design as the Ruby Diamond Gemstone Earrings shown above.

Ruby Diamond Designer Gemstone Earrings in White Solid Gold

These have a different setting, but for the most part, the cut, earring style and diamond/ruby mix is pretty close, and both very stunning.

The most extravagant pair was saved for last...

Ruby Diamond Designer Gemstone Earrings in White Solid Gold

Rest your eyeballs on this dangly, sparklin' set of perfection. 

I am not the biggest fan of rubies, to tell you the truth! I'm more of a sapphire and pink tourmaline and amethyst (if it's bold and not too dark or too light) and even emerald kind of girl. I love gemstones, and happen to think they make the most magically magnificent looking jewelry, but I am no big fan of the color red. That's all. 

As a jewelry lover, though, I can certainly appreciate their beauty. It's just  that when I get the opportunity, I always opt for those other colors. However, I love the pink tones in some rubies (sometimes they're called pink sapphires -- or pink tourmaline, which is not a ruby anyways -- but some jewelry items will have a pink tone, but still be called a ruby). The 3 favorites posted above appear to have some pinkish, perhaps maybe even some magenta tones in them, which explains partly why I favored them over the blood-red ruby jewelry on Avianne and Co. I know, I'm a sucker for pink!

So what about ya'll? Do you fancy ruby jewelry? What is your favorite gemstone? Does it just so happen to be your birthstone, too?