![]() In China, Thursday was the day for wearing green and emeralds for good luck. It is so prized, that carat for carat, a fine emerald maybe two to three times as valuable as a diamond. No other green gemstone rivals emerald’s luxuriant green hue. The first-known emerald source was Egypt around 3500BC. Today, the diamond engagement ring has become a near-universal symbol of love and marriage. It is believed that the first diamonds were discovered in India, at least 3000 years ago. The diamond is also the stone that marks the 60th anniversary of marriage. Many people enjoy diamonds because of their brilliance and because of its dispersion. April - Juneĭiamond is the world's most popular gem. It is believed that one who wears aquamarine has a better ability to think clearly and make quick decisions. In 1910, the largest ever aquamarine was found in Brazil, which was cut into smaller stones, yielding over 200,000 carats. The seawater color of aquamarine has given this gemstone its name as the name “aquamarine” is derived from the Latin word for seawater. As its rarity decreased, so did its price. Then great finds in South America and elsewhere made it more plentiful. The amethyst was as precious as a diamond. In the old-time, amethyst played a significant role in the Christian church, worn on Bishops’ rings. It is also the gemstone for the 6th anniversary of marriage. Today, the Mozambique variety of garnet is quite popular. There are many beliefs that garnet is not only positive to physical health but also mental health. The garnet has been a popular gem throughout history, which is one of the oldest gemstones dating back to 3000 B.C. Many people think of a red gem when they think of garnet, it is actually available in almost every color. Here is the birthstone list that was recently published by the Gemological Institute of America. There are still multiple "birthstone lists" in use around the world. ![]() The birthstone list has been modified several times after the first standardisation of the list since 1912. This custom began in eighteenth-century Europe and quickly spread to the United States and other countries later. ![]() George also wrote that people started to wear stones as natal stones until a comparatively late date although there was early proof of birthstones. Both these authors distinctly proclaim the connection between the twelve stones of the high-priest’s breastplate and the twelve months of the year, as well as the twelve zodiacal signs." Jerome, in the early part of the fifth century. "The origin of the belief that to each month of the year a special stone was dedicated, and that the stone of the month was endowed with a peculiar virtue for those born in that month and was their natal stone, may be traced back to the writings of Josephus, in the first century of our era, and to those of St. George Frederick Kunz, a mineralogist and gemologist in the late 1880s wrote in his book, The Curious Lore of Precious Stones: Birthstone jewellery is an excellent birthday gift because it shows you care for your love one and friends.Įxperts found that the practice of associating certain gemstones with certain months of the year dates back at least 2000 years. For example, opal is the birthstone for the month of October, so people born in October have opal as their birthstone. Birthstones are gemstones that represent the month of a person's birth. ![]()
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