Birthstones: July

For the last couple of weeks in October, I’ll be publishing a little summary information about each month’s birthstones. July’s birthstone is the lusty red ruby. Facts Ruby (from the Latin “ruber” for “red”) is considered one of the four precious stones (the others being diamond, emerald, and...

Birthstones: June

For the last couple of weeks in October, I’ll be publishing a little summary information about each month’s birthstones. June’s birthstone is the color-changing and very rare alexandrite. Facts Alexandrite, thought by some to be named after the Tsar Alexander II, was originally discovered less than...

Birthstones: May

For the last couple of weeks in October, I’ll be publishing a little summary information about each month’s birthstones. May’s birthstone is the emerald. Facts Emeralds (the word means “green” in many languages) have been mined all over the world. The Incas and the Aztecs mined for them in the...

Birthstones: April

For the last couple of weeks in October, I’ll be publishing a little summary information about each month’s birthstones. April’s birthstone is the diamond. Facts Diamond’s name comes the Greek word “adamastos”, which means “invincible”. Diamonds are found primarily in South Africa, Russia,...

Birthstones: March

For the last couple of weeks in October, I’ll be publishing a little summary information about each month’s birthstones. March’s birthstone is the lovely and talented Aquamarine. Facts The name Aquamarine comes from a Latin phrase meaning “sea water”. Ironically, the major source for...

Birthstones: February

For the last couple of weeks in October, I’ll be publishing a little summary information about each month’s birthstones. February’s birthstone is the amethyst. Facts The name Amethyst has a really unusual and fun (in a trivial pursuit kind of way ) background. It comes from the Greek word...