This section is for educational purposes, to give you a brief understanding
of what to expect from the different types of "birthstone" gemstones.
We also give a link to ICA for more information on each gem type.

An absolutely fabulous information source for these, and other colored gemstones is
The International Colored Gemstone Association

Please bookmark this page before you click the above link so you can easily return.

If you're looking for colored stone, or just jewelry information in general,
you will spend a lot of time exploring their extremely interesting website.

JANUARY: GARNET	FEBRUARY: AMETHYST	MARCH: AQUAMARINE	APRIL: DIAMOND
MAY: EMERALD	JUNE: PEARL, ALEXANDRITE	JULY: RUBY	AUGUST: PERIDOT
SEPTEMBER: SAPPHIRE	OCTOBER: TOURMALINE, OPAL	NOVEMBER: TOPAZ, CITRINE	DECEMBER: ZIRCON, TURQUOISE, LAPIS LAZULI

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