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Birthstones
Since the first time, lost to us in the mist of prehistory, which a man bent down to pick up a prett...
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Garnet Gemstones – the January Birthstone
You know that Garnet is the January Birthstone, but the use of Garnet gemstones in jewelry dates bac...
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Amethyst Gemstones - the February Birthstone
February’s Birthstone is Amethyst, a popular gemstone gift for birthdays and anniversaries. Amethy...
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Aquamarine Gemstones - the March Birthstone
Aquamarine gemstones are a popular gift for March birthdays. Aquamarine gets its name from the Lat...
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Diamond - the April Birthstone
The April birthstone, Diamonds have held a special place in the world of gems for over 3000 years....
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Emerald Gemstone - the May Birthstone
May's beautiful birthstone, the Emerald’s rich green is the color of life, renewal and of spring. ...
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Alexandrite or Pearl – June Birthstones
Alexandrite is an extremely rare gem that has an amazing characteristic! An Alexandrite gemstone c...
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Ruby Gemstone – the July Birthstone
The crimson red of a fine Ruby gemstone is like that of an inextinguishable fire. The ancients bel...
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Peridot Gemstones - the August Birthstone
Peridot is a light yellow green to intense green gemstone that in recent years has been overlooked...
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Sapphire Gemstones - the September Birthstone
Sapphire has long been the gem of the heavens and sky. The Persians believed the world sat on a gi...
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Opal or Tourmaline Gemstones - the October Birthstones
Known only in the Mediterranean region for much of history, it was not until the early 18th centur...
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Citrine or Topaz Gemstones - the November Birthstones
It was the Egyptians who believed that the gold glow of the sun god gave Topaz gemstones their gol...
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Zircon, Blue Topaz, Turquoise, or Tanzanite Gemstones - the December Birthstones
Many people do not even know that there is an exceptionally brilliant natural gemstone called Zirc...
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