With a fiery red sparkle, the July birthstone called Ruby righteously symbolizes passion and love. The ancient Hindus call this precious gem ‘Rajnapura’ which means ‘King of Gems’ being one of the most costly stone throughout history. A magical power attributed to ruby jewelry is that of warding off evil spirits. [...]
June is the time for weddings, the perfect occasion to wear the creamy white June birthstone jewelry – a pearl necklace.
This precious jewelry is created in the ocean depths with a process as mystifying as it looks. Whenever a mussel, clam or an oyster gets irritated by an intruder, in the form of [...]
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 [...]
