Rubies for a very long time have represented love, passion and courage. It was believed that anyone who wore a beautiful red ruby it bestowed good fortune on its owner. Rubies were also a highly sought after gem by royalty the word over! To this day it is still the …
June has three birthstones. Pearl is the most popular. Pearls are the only gemstones made by a living creature. Mollusks produce pearls by depositing layers of calcium carbonate around microscopic irritants, such as a grain of sand that is lodged in their shells.
June has three birthstones, and Alexandrite is the rarest. Alexandrite is a relatively modern gemstone; it was discovered in Russian emerald mines located in the Ural Mountains. Legends claim that it was discovered in 1834 on the same day that future Russian Czar Alexander II came of age; it was …
Original Post published on Gabriel & Co by Siobhan Alvarez | May 3, 2021 – Are you searching for the perfect Mother’s Day gift to make the mom in your life feel special? This year it’s more important than ever to make sure you show Mom how much you appreciate her. As a …
The traditional birthstone for May is the Emerald. Each month is associated with a single gemstone; however you will notice a few months will have multiple birthstones. The birthstones associated with birth months today are not necessarily the same ones that were used in ancient times. The birthstone Emerald conveys …
The traditional birthstone for April is the diamond. Diamond also represents the Zodiac signs Aries and Taurus. You might already know of the diamond’s toughness? In fact, it’s the hardest gemstone and is made of only one element, carbon. Its structure makes it 58 times harder than anything made in …
