October Birthstone – Tourmaline

previous month zodiac signs next month > Tourmaline fact fileCrystal Structure: long and sub-triangular Chemical Composition: silicate of Boron and Aluminum Hardness: 7-7.5 MOHS Refractive Index: 1.620 and 1.640 Colors: black, red, pink, green, and blue “Watermelon” colors – red…

November Birthstone – Citrine

previous month zodiac signs next month Citrine fact file Crystal Structure: hexagonal Chemical Composition: Transparent Quartz – Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 Hardness: 7 MOHS Refractive Index: 1.5 Colors: yellow to gold to orange brown Citrine, the November Birthstone, is a yellow…

Birthstone Lists

This is the modern birthstone list drawn up by the US Jewelers Association in 1912 and now widely accepted as the “official” birthstone list for calendar months. click on the month of birth to get detailed information about the birthstones…

An Introduction to Birthstones

The History of the birthstone is now well documented. The Birthstone List showing gemstones for different months put out by the American National Association of Jewelers is also now widely accepted. However,one has a lot of choice in the selection…