Birthstone: Discovering the Meanings and Symbolism of the 12 Gems
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August Birthstones – Peridot, the green dream gemstone & fabulous Spinel

August Birthstones – Peridot, the green dream gemstone & fabulous Spinel

Peridot is a truly remarkable stone. The birthstone for August, this very beautiful gemstone almost monopolizes the green spectrum. It's translucent, making it a fabulous display gem or pendants, brooches, bracelets, and rings. The peridot birthstone symbolizes strength and is even said to protect the wearer from nightmares. The gemstone is also said to be the tears of the volcano goddess Pele. Spinel is an ancient gemstone, which comes in...

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July Birthstone – The astonishing ruby, an ancient royal gem

July Birthstone – The astonishing ruby, an ancient royal gem

Ruby is almost synonymous with royal jewelry. It’s been used for thousands of years by royalty as a very high-value, high prestige symbol of wealth and power. Ruby as a birthstone Over the millennia, ruby has also become a potent symbol of many things. In India, its characteristics included youthful vitality and in context with its royal associations, power. Other beliefs include foretelling danger and bad luck. Ruby is also...

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June Birthstone – The fun and fabulous Birthstones, Pearl, Moonstone and Alexandrite

June Birthstone – The fun and fabulous Birthstones, Pearl, Moonstone and Alexandrite

The three June birthstones offer some great choices. These birthstones offer a fantastic range of choices for personal jewelry and excellent designs. Each birthstone has a fascinating story: Pearl: The pearl is an actual prehistoric form of jewelry, in cultures around the world. Originating from coastal environments, pearls soon traveled inland as high-value jewelry and are found in all ancient cultures.   As a birthstone, pearl is a major cultural...

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May Birthstone – Beautiful Emeralds

May Birthstone – Beautiful Emeralds

The May birthstone, emerald, is one of the ancient traditional gemstones. The use of emeralds as gemstones dates back to ancient Egypt. Cleopatra was known as a collector of emeralds for royal jewelry. The Incas, Romans, and Spanish also used emeralds in royal jewelry. Emeralds come in an extraordinary range of shades of green. The color spectrum can vary from very deep green to a pale, almost blue sea green....

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