With a refreshing brilliant green color, the Emerald fairly represents the springtime in May. This May birthstone is composed of tiny inclusions or fractures that closely resemble a foliage or a garden because of their greenish hue. In the ancient times, the Egyptians used to create foliage symbols by engraving with these gems [...]
The hardest among all the other substances found on Earth, Diamond is the April birthstone. This diamond jewelry is referred to by the ancient Hindus as ‘vajra’ to mean ‘lightning’. It is quite understandable why this gem would gain such reputation as the sparkle of lights from this stone resembles none other [...]
Resembling the pale blue color of the sea, the Aquamarine is considered as the March birthstone. ‘Aqua’ is a word with a Roman origin which means ‘water’ and ‘mare’ in Roman refers to the ‘sea’. Being such, the precious stone of Aquamarine is considered favored by the Roman god of the sea, Neptune. [...]
February 1, 2009 – 9:55 am
A purple gemstone to be greatly valued by hardcore party goers, the February birthstone called amethyst holds an intriguing power – a shield against intoxication. This may sound like a jest but if one examines its Greek origin word ‘amethystos’, it will claim sincerity in meaning because the term refers to the concept [...]
January 2, 2009 – 2:33 am
With its origin from the Latin language, garnet evolved from the term ‘granatus’ to mean ‘seed’ or ‘grain’. This is because this January birthstone closely resembles the seed of the luscious pomegranate fruit. The hardness quality of a garnet however, is far from that of a pomegranate, as this jewelry ranks 6.5 [...]
December 1, 2008 – 9:36 pm
The December birthstone is a dominant blue colored topaz. It has the same shade as that of a blue lake on a summer day. Though the word topaz came from the Sanskrit word “tapas” which means fire, topaz stones are said to have cooling properties and can help calm not just boiling waters but also [...]
November 23, 2008 – 7:51 pm
If you or someone you know were born between Nov. 22st and Dec. 21st, enjoy Sagittarius jewelry. Zodiac lore states that people born under Sagittarius are optimistic, love learning and think outside the box. It may be debatable whether this true, but wearing zodiac jewelry is fun and trendy.
Sagittarius Jewelry
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