The hardest mineral after the diamond is ruby. Ruby stone with pomegranate color and beautiful is one of the precious stones of the Middle East. Of course, this stone is also available in white, blue, green, and yellow. Ruby has high energy and people have long believed that it is good for mental health. 

The original locality for lapis lazuli is the Sar-e-Sang deposit in Afghanistan's remote Badakhshan district. In the Achaemenid period, azure was called "Kabutkeh". In the Sassanid period, azure was consumed a lot. The roof of Ctesiphon, as well as various sculptures, is made of azure; it is possible that they used azurite instead of azure in making these works. 

For those people born in July, the properties of ruby has been considered as the birthstone of thousands of years ago. Some of the effects that this stone leaves on its holder are sincerity, joy, honesty, and courage. The ancient metaphysical and supernatural properties of this stone on the holder and owner of this stone who was born in July are vitality, self-confidence, and strength. 

In 2010, US Pentagon officials, along with US geologists, uncovered approximately $ 1 trillion in untapped mineral reserves in Afghanistan. A Pentagon note says Afghanistan could become Saudi Arabia's lithium. Some believe that intact minerals are worth up to $ 3 trillion.