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Aquamarine Meaning & Uses The beautiful and captivating gemstone aquamarine has a rich history with a variety of uses and meanings. It is considered the traditional birthstone for March and is normally a blue-green color, but can be found in various shades of blue...
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February Birthstones: Traditional and Alternative Symbols of Love and Strength February is the month of love and affection. What better way to celebrate it than by exploring the birthstones that symbolize love, strength, and protection? The two traditional...
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Alternative Birthstones Options If I asked you what your birthstone is, you could probably tell me. After all, it’s “your” stone. You feel a special connection to it. But what if you just don’t connect with that stone? Maybe it’s not...
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Opal is the birthstone for October, but it is also an alternative birthstone for April. It is known as the “eye stone”. So pleasing to the eye; it inspires love, hope, luck and happiness. In the ancient world, it was considered the most mysterious stone and...
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Jade Meanings & Uses Jade is not a traditional birthstone, but it is an alternative birthstone for people born in March. When you think of jade, a deep green may come to mind. But jade also comes in many other colors and in several different shades of green. ...
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Bloodstone Meanings & Uses Whoever bears this stone, … will find all doors open, while bonds and stone walls will be rent asunder. — Leyden papyrus Bloodstone was once known as the “Stone of Freedom”. Viewed as a rare gemstone in the ancient world, it was thought...
