A transparent aqua-blue, semi-precious glass stone resembling Aquamarine.

Aquamarine is a variety of Beryl (like Emeralds). It's color comes from Iron, and varies from Greenish Blue to Light Blue, to soft green, pink and yellow. The most prized color is a rich clear watery blue, and large clear stones are amongst the most valuable semi-precious gemstones. Aquamarine is believed to bring health, hopefulness and youth. It also calms the wearer, serving as a helpful aid in meditation, and helps to eradicate fears and phobias. Aquamarine is the birthstone for March.

Blue Topaz is the most popular among all the colors of Topaz, which include: Pink, Yellow, Orange-Pink, Green & White. According to the intensity of the color, it is categorized as Sky Blue, London Blue, Swiss and Electric Blue Topaz. Believed to unite Body, Mind, and Spirit. Topaz is the birthstone of November.

Emerald is the most valuable form of Beryl and one of the world's most precious gems. It's color comes from chromium, and varies from intense green to blueish green. The brilliant green color of Emerald is unmatched by any other stone. Almost all Emeralds have inclusions in them; the fewer the impurities the rarer and costlier the gemstone. Because inclusions can cause Emeralds to be brittle, they should be protected from hard contact. Emeralds also tend to have thin scratches on their surface. A layer of wax or oil is usually applied to smooth out their appearance and enhance their color. This layer may have to be replaced professionally every few years. Emeralds are believed to sharpen the wit, bring wealth, fortell the future, tell whether a lover was lying, and cure all types of evils and illnesses. Emerald is the birthstone of May. 

A gorgeous light green, garden-snake-like green color that is very unique and unmistakable. It is found in only a few localities: Canada and Australia. In healing folklore it is believed to encourage an open heart and right action.

Flecked with tiny bits of copper, this stone sparkles like the night sky. Usually a midnight blue or coppery-bronze color.

This trasparent shade of Amethyst is minty green with a hint of blue.

This shade of Garnet is an orange-y sienna.

Lemon Quartz is a macrocrystalline Quartz in which individual crystals are sometimes distinguishable with the naked eye. Transparent to translucent this Lemon-yellow stone's color comes from Iron.  Lemon Quartz sometimes shows Asterism (a star effect) and or Chatoyancy (a Cat's Eye effect).

Peridot is a gemstone in the Olivine mineral family. Forged in fire, peridot is literally created by volcanoes and has even been found in meteors falling to the earth. This mineral is colored by Iron, and ranges from pale lime to rich olive green. Peridot is believed to protect from depression and deception, and believed to ensure good thoughts in the mind of its wearer. Peridot is the birthstone of August.

Chalcedony represents a family of fine-grained quartz crystals including agate, chyrsoprase, bloodstone, jasper, carnelian, moss agate, onyx, and chalcedony. This soft milky hued stone is bluish-white-gray, and is treated to achieve shades from milky blue, seafoam green, pinks, and lavender. Chalcedony is listed as one of the stones in the foundation of the city walls of the New Jerusalem in Revelation.

Relatively rare, these opals come from the Andes in Peru. It is a very translucent stone with color similar to the Caribbean Sea. Depending on how the stone is cut it can be clear, show varying degrees of color, or dendritic, which has black fern like inclusions. In healing folklore it is believed to quiet the mind in mediation and aid sleep.

Opal is a unique gemstone with a beautiful play-of-color display. It can exhibit a full range of hues from the color wheel . Opal was once considered a symbol of fidelity, assurance, and religious devotion. Opal is the birthstone for October.

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Tourmaline exists in all spectrums of color, the most common being green, pink and yellow. Many refer to tourmaline as the "muses' stone," for they believe that its imaginative colors contain inspirational powers which enable the mind of its beholder to bring forth unlimited vision and creativity.

Prehnite is a pale green to a yellowish grass green milky colored mineral.

This soft pink stone is a member of the quartz family. Believed to bring healing and love to its wearer.

Ruby is a member of the Corundum family, as is Sapphire. The color which comes from Chromium produces various shades of red. Only red stones are called Rubies...if the color is too light - it is called a pink Sapphire. Along with Emerald and Sapphire, Ruby is considered a precious gemstone, and is second only to diamonds in hardness. Ruby is July's Birthstone.

Smoky Quartz is a variety of the Quartz family, exhibiting brown to black and smokey gray colors. Throughout history, quartz was considered to hold the power of communication or divination. Interestingly, quartz was used in the development of modern radio frequencies.

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