Birth Stones
|
Month |
Stone |
Notes |
|---|---|---|
| January | Garnet | Usually red but can be green, purple, orange, black or colorless. |
| February | Amethyst | Purple or bluish violet quartz crystal. The color comes from Manganese. |
| March | Aquamarine | A member of the Beryl family of minerals. Sometimes called the "poor man's diamond." The color comes from Scandium. |
| March | Bloodstone |
"The Martyr's Gem." Also called "Heliotrope." It's a green chalcedony (quartz) sprinkled with red spots. |
| April | Diamond | Crystalized carbon. The hardest naturally occuring material on Earth. |
| May | Emerald | A member of the Beryl family of minerals. Varies from light to dark green in color. |
| June | Pearl |
Unlike most gemstones, pearls have an organic origin.
They are made by certain species of oysters and clams. Pearls are mostly aragonite (Calcium Carbonate - CaCO3). |
| June | Moonstone |
Moonstones are translucent stones that has a shimmering effect. The moonstone is the werewolf's favorite gem :-) |
| June | Alexandrite |
Belongs to the chrysoberyl family of gems. It is emerald green during daylight and a purplish red under artificial lights or twilight. |
| July | Ruby |
Of the Corundum (aluminum oxide) group of minerals.
The red is caused by trace amounts of chrominum. Corundum is second hardest natually occuring sustance (diamonds being the hardest). |
| August | Peridot | Gem-quality transparent variety of olivine. Olive to Lime Green in color. |
| August | Sardonyx | It's a chalcedony (quartz) with red (sard) and white (onyx) bands. |
| September | Sapphire |
Of the Corundum (aluminum oxide) group of minerals.
The blue is caused by trace amounts of titanium and iron. Corundum is second hardest natually occuring sustance (diamonds being the hardest). |
| October | Opal |
Opal
is a fragile hydrated silica material.
It is formed in near-surface volcanic rocks. It comes in many colors. All black Opals come from Australia. |
| October | Tourmaline |
Tourmaline is a complex aluminous borosilicate mineral and comes in a myriad of colors including yellow, green, red, blue, pink, brown and black. |
| November | Topaz | Topaz is the hardest of the silicate materials. |
| December | Turquoise | Turquoise is a soft gemstone. It's usualy blue, bluish green, or greenish gray. |
| December | Zircon |
Consists of Zirconium Silicate. The color comes from trace amounts of Thorium and Uranium that replace zirconium in the crystal. Thorium and Uranium are radioactive and slowly alter the crystal structure forming a glass like material. |
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