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RUBYSUCCESS, DEVOTION, INTEGRITY, FREEDOM |
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| WORD ORIGIN | LATIN RUBER: MORE RED |
| MINERAL | RED CORUNDUM |
| FORMULA | Al2O3 |
| COLOR SOURCE | TRACE AMOUNTS CHROMIUM |
| LUSTER | VITREOUS |
| STREAK | NONE |
| HARDNESS | 9 |
| DENSITY | 4.0 |
| LORE | Red stones like ruby cured hemorrhage and inflammatory disorders |
| HISTORY | Timor Ruby given to Queen Victoria in 1851 was really a red spinel |
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JULY SENTIMENTS |
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| GUARDIAN ANGEL | VERCHIEL |
| HIS TALISMANIC GEM | SAPPHIRE |
| SPECIAL APOSTLE | MATTHEW |
| HIS GEM | TOPAZ |
| SPECIAL FLOWER | WATER-LILY |
