Month
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Gemstone
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Colour
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Alternative
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January
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Garnet
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Deep red. And we mean deep (we like the Rhodalite variety!)
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February
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Amethyst |
Purples - light to dark. Think lavender. |
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March
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Aquamarine |
Blue/cyan. Conjure images of the Mediterranean sea.
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April
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Diamond |
Colourless and simple - transparent or transluscent. |
Rock crystal/quartz |
May
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Emerald |
Green - a very regal type! |
Chrysoprase, Prehnite
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June
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Moonstone |
Various - mainly blue, green, rainbow. All opalescent.
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Pearl |
July
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Ruby |
Reds and pinks. |
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August
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Peridot |
Green, but not like an emerald - more like a lime. |
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September
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Sapphire |
Typically blue, but also pink, yellow, green. In red its a ruby! |
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October
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Opal |
Often white base with a sparkling rainbow of colour. |
Tourmaline |
November
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Topaz |
Traditionally smoky yellow, but much nicer in blues! |
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December
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Turquoise |
Well, turquoise! And always opaque. |
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