Birthstones
Sapphire is the birthstone associated with September. It is associated with 45th wedding anniversary, which is sometimes also known as the sapphire anniversary.
Blue sapphire is associated with Saturn, yellow sapphire with Jupiter in Vedic astrology. It is understood that word Sapphire seems to be a corrupted form of Sanipriya (Sanskrit:- Sani = Saturn, Priya = Beloved). Buddhist monks who moved to Middle East introduced the Stone as Sani piriya and eventually become sapir and sapphire.
There are various types of sapphire - Blue sapphire, Fancy color sapphire, Padparadscha, Color change sapphire, and Star sapphire.
Blue sapphire is evaluated based upon the purity of its primary hue. Purple, violet and green are the normal secondary hues found in blue sapphire. Violet and purple can contribute to the overall beauty of the color, green is considered a distinct negative. Blue sapphire with no more than 15% violet or purple should be considered fine color. Blue sapphire with any amount of green as a secondary hue is not considered to be fine quality. Gray is the normal saturation modifier or mask found in blue sapphire. Gray reduces the saturation or brightness of the hue and therefore has a distinctly negative affect.
Purple sapphires are lower in price than blue ones. Yellow and green sapphires have traces of iron that gives them their color. Pink sapphires have a trace of the element chromium. Sapphires also occur in shades of orange and brown, and colorless sapphires are sometimes used as diamond substitutes in jewelry
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Birthstones are the precious or semiprecious gemstones that are popularly associated with months of birth. These are sometimes also called birthday stones. Birthstones are associated with the popular belief that a birthstone brings luck. A birthstone can also be gifted to a newly born boy or girl.
Birthstones are commonly differentiated as Ayurvedic and Astrology birthstones. They are generally worn or used in jewelry, and according to day or months of birth or zodiac sign. Birthstones are used differently in different cultures, religions or traditions.
There are various types of birthstones from ancient cultures including Arabic, Hebrew, Hindu, Italian, Polish, Roman and Russian, mystical birthstones, planetary birthstones, talismanic birthstones and traditional. The U.S. birthstones are dubbed as modern birthstones.
There have been scores of birthstones used in different cultures, but the American national association of jewelers, Jewelers of America in 1912 officially adopted a list of birthstones that set up the general standard to use the birthstones. The list is currently widely accepted and used in most of the countries including Australia and Thailand.
The American Gem Trade Association recommends the following list of birthstones for the specific months.
• January: garnet
• February: amethyst
• March: aquamarine or bloodstone
• April: diamond
• May: emerald
• June: pearl (the only non-gem) or moonstone or alexandrite
• July: ruby
• August: peridot or sardonyx and sapphire
• September: sapphire
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Emerald is traditional birthstone for May. It is traditional gemstone for the astrological signs of Taurus, Cancer and sometimes Gemini.
Emerald is the traditional gift for the 55th wedding anniversary in some cultures. It is also used as a 20th and 35th wedding anniversary stone.
According to the Authorized King James Version of the Bible, "Emerald" is one of the precious stones in the breastplate of the high priest of the Jews; Internet Marketing Company but modern consensus is that this is probably a mistranslation.
Gachala Emerald and Chalk Emerald are famous emeralds.
Found in 1967 at Vega de San Juan mine in Colombia, Gachala Emerald is an uncut 5-cm emerald crystal weighing 858 carats (172 g). It is named after the mining district where it was discovered. Now in the United States, it was donated to the Smithsonian Institution by the New York jeweler, Harry Winston.
Chalk Emerald is a 37.82 carat (7.564 g) Colombian emerald. It originally weighed 38.40 carats (7.68 g), but was recut and set in a ring, where it is surrounded by sixty pear-shaped diamonds (totaling 15 carats (3 g)), by Harry Winston Inc. The ring is housed in the National Gem and Mineral Collection at the Smithsonian Natural History Museum in the United States and was donated to the museum by Mr. and Mrs. O. Roy Chalk in 1972.
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Gems have great astrological significance and they have profound symbolic meanings. According to the astrology, each precious stone represents a planet. Planets have great influence on the lives on Earth and thus these stones may also influence the lives of humans. Certain stones are favorable to the people born under their planet and certain stones are repellent. For example, an Emerald is good for a Mercury sign and Inimical to a Jupiter Sign.
Astral gems have the power to ward off the evil effects of planets. There are numerous beliefs associated with the wedding jewelry and gems and people do care for them. It’s believed that certain stones or jewelry, worn at the wedding ceremonies may make the fortune smile for the couple. It’s believed that if Aries & Scorpion, the people born under Mars, wear Coral in the ring finger, it’ll make their lives prosperous.
If Taurus & Libra, the people born under Venus, wear Diamond in little finger, it’ll maintain their prosperity, abstinence & chastity. If Cancer, a person born under Moon wears Pearl in the ring finger, it’ll bring him/her prosperity and long life. If Leo, a person born under Sun wears Ruby in the index finger, it’ll ward off the evils and bring love & health. If Gemini & Virgo, the people born under Mercury, wear Emerald in little finger, it’ll bring love, health & felicity in their lives.
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