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Articles
Birthstone Jewelry... Always Fashionable
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September 2, 2006
Birthstone gems have a unique appeal that is timeless and never goes out of style. Each colorful birthstone is the special gem intimately associated with the date of oneÕs own birth. And for centuries, birthstone gems were believed to bestow legendary powers and reflect personal characteristics shared by no one else.ThatÕs why beautiful birthstone jewelry is always in style and always the most popular gift you can give.
AUGUST
Peridot / Sardonyx
According to tradition, courage is the personal attribute offered by these two historic gems to men and women born in August. Transparent yellow-green peridot is a sparkling gem long favored by women. Richly hued, reddish-brown sardonyx is an opaque gem highly prized by men since Biblical times for intricately carved signet rings.
SEPTEMBER -Sapphire
For thousands of years, wisdom and clear thinking have been the personal traits bestowed on those of August birth by the sparkling cornflower-blue sapphire. A form of the mineral corundum, sapphire comes in a
rainbow of beautiful colors in addition to blue...everything except red. When corundum is red itÕs called ruby.
OCTOBER -Opal / Tourmaline
Over the centuries, these two very different harlequin gems have symbolized the power of hope for those with birthdays in October. Both gems display a dazzling array of brilliant colors. Ancient opal blazes with flashes of rainbow iridescence. While glittering, transparent tourmaline comes in a wider range of different colors than virtually any other gem. Focus On Fashion
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