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For all those born in the month of December, your Birthstone is Turquoise.

This stone is becoming increasingly rare and costly. It is an opaque mineral consisting essentially of phosphates and has a colour range from apple-green (Chinese & African) to the popular sky blue colour (the Americas). One of the first gemstones to be mined and utilized in healing, Turquoise has long been prized for its intense colours, which vary greatly, depending on the quantities of iron and copper that are found in it.

Turquoise is a complicated, pernickety gemstone. Just the right type of minerals must be in just the right place for a very long time (millions of years) before turquoise is finally created.

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For all those born in the month of November, your Birthstone is Topaz.

Topaz is a fluorine aluminium silicate found in a range of colours and the most valuable colour is a golden orange-yellow, called “Imperial Topaz”. Topaz is a gemstone that has been used in jewellery for centuries. It is said to have been one of the stones used in the breastplate of the High Priest. This stone is one of the hardest minerals, and is the hardest silicate mineral found in nature.

Topaz has a vibrant energy that encourages joy, generosity, abundance and good health. Traditionally known as a stone of love, success and good fortune, it brings successful achievement of goals. It is extremely supportive for visualization, and for affirmations and manifestation. (more…)

For all those born in the month of October, your Birthstone is Opal.

Opal is a hardened silica gel, containing between 4 -21% water by weight. Therefore it is non-crystalline, unlike most other gemstones.  There are two varieties; precious opal, which shows flashes or plays of colour or iridescence, and there is common opal which is often opaque and displays no iridescence. When common opal is found in association with precious opal it is known as potch. Opals occur in a great range of colours and varieties. It is amorphous in structure, (without form) with a trigonal crystal structure and has a chemical composition of SiO2.nH2O. (more…)

For all those born in the month of September, your Birthstone is Sapphire.

Sapphire is a variety of corundum and comes in a variety of colours, (except red which is Ruby) with blue the most common. Sapphire means blue in Greek. The finest blue sapphires are a strong blue, and the ‘star sapphire’ is a very valued stone. Coloured sapphires are referred to as pink sapphires, yellow sapphires, violet sapphires, green sapphires, clear sapphires etc.

According to folklore, the Laws given to Moses were inscribed on Sapphire, making it a most sacred gemstone. The sapphire was one of the twelve stones on the Jewish high priest’s breastplate, located on the second row in the middle.

For all those born in the month of August, your Birthstone is Peridot.

Peridot is a gem variety from the Olivine mineral group, – the bottle green color is usually called Peridot – the yellowish green colour is usually called Chrysolite – the olive green is usually called Olivine. In common usage all names are applied across the group.

Peridot is mentioned in many ancient texts as Chrysolite, and was believed to keep away evil spirits. Considered sacred by early Christians, today Catholic Bishops still wear a ring of Peridot and Amethyst as a symbol of purity and morality.

Peridot was believed to be a stone of springtime by ancients who considered it a gift from Mother Nature, it was also known as a stone of lightness and beauty.

For all those born in the month of July, your Birthstone is Ruby.

Ruby is a deep red transparent gemstone; it is a variety of Corundum and belongs to the Trigonal or Rhombohedral crystal system. Ruby is also seen in transparent to opaque gemstones with an orangey red through to a purplish red color.

Known as a stone of nobility, its energy is intense and vivid. This crystal encourages you to follow your bliss. It brings integrity, devotion and happiness, and also enhances generosity and brings prosperity. Ruby brings and increases romantic love, as well as confidence, loyalty, and courage.

Ruby is known to be very protective stone of your home, worldly possessions, children, and also to provide psychic protection. It is a stone of high energy and power that promotes healing on all levels. Ruby is associated with the root chakra and brings powerful energies of vitality and survival.

For all those born in the month of June, your Birthstone is Moonstone.

Moonstone is Feldspar, which is common in the earth’s crust. Moonstone is an opalescent variety of orthoclase and albite, with a blue or white sheen known as adularescence.

Known as a soul stone, it is considered to be excellent for expressing and attracting love and kindness. It is also said to bring happiness into its environment.

It was once called the ‘traveler’s stone’ providing protection against the perils of travel. Moonstone is also a talisman of good fortune and is beneficial to those involved in agriculture.

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For all those born in the month of May, your Birthstone is Emerald.

Emerald is a type of Beryl which assists the development and appreciation of spiritual gifts. Bliss is a keyword for Emerald. It is a stone of inspiration and infinite patience and it also calms the mind and the emotions.

Known as the ‘stone of successful love’ it enhances domestic bliss, bringing unconditional love and loyalty, along with unity, partnership and promotes friendship and peace.

Emerald gives you the strength of character to overcome life’s misfortunes. It is a stone of regeneration and recovery and can heal or calm negative emotions, also lifting depression and providing peace.

Use it to enhance memory and to stimulate greater mental capacity and to inspire inner knowingness and broaden vision. Useful for recovery after infectious illness and in treatment of disorders of spine, lungs, heart, muscles, sinuses and is soothing for the eyes. It is also said to improve vision.

For all those born in the month of April, your Birthstone is Diamond.

Diamond is the hardest natural substance and no naturally occurring material can cut or even scratch it. The Diamond has remarkable optical characteristics and mechanical properties, and these combined with well-organized marketing, have made the diamond such a popular gemstone. Diamond has an isometric crystallography. It is most common and popular in its clear variety, but also occurs in many other colours, called fancies, which are rarer and more expensive.

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Aquamarine is a clear to opaque, light blue to light green variety of Beryl, which is a member of the Feldspar group. Legend says that it has its origin in the treasure chest of the mermaids. In ancient times sailors often carried it as a talisman to protect themselves from drowning and it is still reputed to be a lucky stone for sailors today.

Aquamarine is a divine and eternal colour that is in tune with water and its life-giving properties. Being attuned to the ocean it helps us to get in touch with the nature spirits of the sea. It promotes safe travel on water so it would be a good stone to take with you on a cruise.

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