Our ruby drop necklace is made with a genuine ruby gemstone in a simple drop style. Perfect for gift giving for those that love minimalist jewelry. Stones have a dark red color and hang from our dainty gold filled cable chain. Goes easily from casual wear to a dressed up occasion. About Ruby: Ruby is the birthstone for July and the 40th wedding anniversary stone. It is one of the four precious stones in the world next to emerald, sapphire and diamonds, and the 3rd hardest gemstone. Ruby is known as the stone of love, protection, and compassion. Ruby belongs to the Corundum family of gemstones. The red coloring comes from chromium in the stone. Mining rubies is done the same as it was centuries ago by panning in rivers and hand picking the stones. The largest sources of Ruby come from Thailand, Sri Lanka, Burma, Myanmar and Tanzania. These ruby stones have been dyed for a more uniform color. Materials: Ruby gemstones 7x5mm faceted pear briolettes All metal components are 14K gold filled If you have any questions just click "message seller" on our homepage. Thank you for visiting our jewelry shop, Linda and Joe .