Do You Know Your Birthstone? Is Yours a Precious Or Semi-Precious Stone?

I say all girls should be showered with diamonds,make a strong statement.
you won't find a more brilliant precious gemstoneThere is also have a Zodiac Birthstone chart:
than the diamond. The Ruby is second after the
diamond in hardness, so cheer up July babies! The1. Capricorn (Dec 22 - Jan 20) - Ruby
Sapphire family, also as hard as the Ruby, and2. Aquarius (Jan 21 - Feb 21) - Garnet
Emerald are considered Precious stones. All3. Pisces (Feb 22 - March 21) - Amethyst
gemstones other than the Diamond, Ruby,4. Aries (March 22 - April 20) - Bloodstone
Emerald and Sapphire are called Semi-Precious,(Jasper)
this doesn't necessarily mean less expensive, take5. Taurus (April 21 - May 21) - Sapphire
the very popular and rare Tanzanite, for example,6. Gemini (May 22 - June 21) - Agate
which can cost as much as a diamond depending7. Cancer (June 22 - July 22) - Emerald
on its quality. In my opinion, all precious and8. Leo (July 23 - August 22) - Onyx
semi-precious stones are beautiful and valuable for9. Virgo (August 23 - Sept 22) - Carnelian
different reasons and in the end which ever one10. Libra (Sept 23 - Oct 23) - Peridot
you are drawn to is the one you will love to wear.11. Scorpio (Oct 24 - Nov 21) - Aquamarine
There are different charts for birthstones, here's12. Sagittarius (Nov 23 - Dec 21) - Topaz
a traditional one:Precious and Semi-Precious stones are naturally
formed in the Earth, thousands of years in
1. January: Garnetmaking, the endless process of geologic changes
2. February: Amethystbring various stones into being. Just think about
3. March: Bloodstonethe time, the movement and force that gives
4. April: Diamondbirth to mountains and new lands, the
5. May: Emeralddisplacement of rocks and continents, the hot
6. June: Alexandritemagma and years of cooling, all these amazing
7. July: Rubyearthly changes that is continuously occurring and
8. August: Peridotthat bring forth all these fascinating colorful
9. September: Blue SapphireCrystals and Rocks that we then take, cut and
10. October: Tourmalinepolish into beautiful Gemstones. It's no wonder
11. November: Citrine (orange)they have exercised such power over the human
12. December: Turquoiserace from the very start. Today, you will also
The more commonly known chart has birthstonehear about color enhancement and treatment,
changes to March, June, October, November andmost gemstones have had some sort of
December:treatment. Did you know that the Tanzanite that
you see with its royal purple blue color is truly
1. January: Garnetbrown in its natural state? That beautiful hue
2. February: Amethystcomes forth from a special heat treatment.
3. March: AquamarineTreatment and enhancements are common and
4. April: Diamondmost gemstones have had some type of
5. May: Emeraldtreatment. A treated or enhanced stone is still a
6. June: Pearlnatural stone.
7. July: RubyHowever, not to confuse with synthetic stones
8. August: Peridotwhich are grown in labs. What has taken millions
9. September: Blue Sapphireof years for Earth to create, today humans can
10. October: Opalspeed up the process in a lab. A synthetic stone
11. November: Yellow Topazwill have identical composition as the naturally
12. December: Blue Topazoccurring stone, and will be a little less expensive.
The least popular color gemstone is the Peridot,Earth's creations will always have greater value.
the lime green color does not appeal to many andGemstones are used to adorn the body as well
August born ladies seek out the deeper greenas heal the body, since the beginning of the
Tourmalines. I personally like the Peridot, a freshhuman race these colorful mesmerizing rocks
color to wear come Spring. Give Peridot a chance,have never stopped being a source of great
when set in a beautiful piece, it can truly shine andfascination.