by Sharon Seabridge | Jan 28, 2016 | Birthstones
February Birthstone The traditional February Birthstone is Amethyst. It is said to represent sincerity and security, spirituality and contentment. The name Amethyst derives from the Greek word, ametusthis. This means non-inebriated. Amethyst belongs to the...
by Sharon Seabridge | Jan 7, 2016 | Birthstones
January Birthstone January Birthstone The January Birthstone is Garnet. There are nine varieties of Garnet, but the use in jewellery tends to be mainly Rhodolite, Spespertite, Hessonite and Grossularite. Mythology of Garnets Garnet has been widely regarded as a...
by Sharon Seabridge | Dec 2, 2015 | Birthstones
December Birthstone The traditional December Birthstone is Turquoise. Tanzanite has become accepted recently as a new December birthstone. Turquoise Turquoise is formed by sediment covering and flowing into cracks. Copper solution reacting with rocks rich in aluminium...
by Sharon Seabridge | Oct 30, 2015 | Birthstones
November Birthstones The traditional November Birthstones are Citrine and also Topaz. Citrine Citrine is a yellow crystal quartz that derives its colour from a minimum amount of additional iron. Up to the sixteenth century the term Citrine was used for many...
by Sharon Seabridge | Sep 29, 2015 | Birthstones
October Birthstone. The traditional October Birthstone is Opal. Which is said to represent hope and innocence. The name Opal can mean “to see a change in colour”, and is derived from the Latin word Opalus, or stone. Opals are a gem formed by...
