December is a special month for many reasons – beautiful holidays spent with family and friends, the last days of the year, and lovely and varied birthstones and zodiac signs. Indeed, the fact that December has two zodiac signs and three birthstones makes December a special month for birthstone or zodiac jewelry.
December birthstones
December babies are lucky because they can choose from three birthstones: tanzanite, turquoise, and zircon. Remarkably, each of the December birthstones has a unique blue tone (the exception is zircon which can be found in other colors). In addition to being beautiful, December birthstones are also relatively inexpensive.
Tanzanite – Mined in Tanzania, Africa, in an area measuring only four square kilometers wide, this blue-purple stone is actually rarer than diamonds. It looks particularly eye-catching when set in yellow gold. Read more about tanzanite.
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Turquoise – This opaque gem comes in an array of colors from green to greenish blue and sky blue shades, sometimes with rivulets of other minerals that give it texture and intrigue. It is most valuable when its color is uniform throughout, but we also think turquoise is stunning when it shows a matrix of lines running across, and indeed, this feature marks the second most valuable type of turquoise. Read more about turquoise.
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Zircon – Not to be confused with the synthetic diamond alternative cubic zirconia, zircon is an exquisite and naturally occurring gemstone that comes in a variety of colors, with blue being the most popular color for December. Read more about zircon.
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