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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…

June Birthstones – Moonstone, Alexandrite

previous month zodiac signs next month Moonstone has for long been accepted as the June birthstone. In the modern list, it shares this duty with Pearl and Alexandrite. Moonstone, a variety of feldspar, exhibits an optical phenomenon called adularescence due…

December Birthstone – Blue Zircon

previous month zodiac signs next month Zircon fact file Crystal Structure: tetragonal Chemical Composition: zirconium silicate Hardness: 7.5 MOHS Refractive Index: 1.92 to 2.02 Colors: colorless, yellow, brown, orange, red, violet, blue and green Those born in December have the…

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…

Virgo Birthstone – Emerald

previous sign calendar months(Aug 23 – Sep 22) next sign Emerald fact file Crystal Structure: hexagonal Chemical Composition: Beryl – silicate of Beryllium and Aluminum Al2Be3(Si6O18) Hardness: 7.5 to 8 MOHS Refractive Index: 1.57 to 1.60 Colors: light to dark…

Taurus Birthstone – Diamond

previous sign calendar months(Apr 21 – May 21) next sign These bulls are a Fixed sign and their element is Earth. A combination which makes these lovable bull-heads set on acquiring material possessions. They are also very sensual and like…

Scorpio Birthstone – Red Coral

previous sign calendar months(Oct 24 – Nov 21) next sign Coral fact file Crystal Structure: Amorphus,Hexagonal micro crystals Chemical Composition: calcium carbonate with traces of carotene Hardness: 3.5 MOHs Refractive Index: 1.486-1.658 Colors: red, black,pink Although they can’t swim, their…

Sagittarius Birthstone – Yellow Sapphire

previous sign calendar months(Nov 22 – Dec 21) next sign Sapphire fact file Crystal Structure: hexagonal Chemical Composition: Corundum ( Aluminum oxide- Al203 ) Hardness: 9 MOHS Refractive Index: 1.762 to 1.77 Colors: yellow, green, pink, clear, and blue A…