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Amethyst – February Birthstone
6th and 17th Wedding Anniversary Gift Amethyst: The purple variety of the quartz family of gemstone, is found in a range of shades from pastel

Pearl – June Birthstone
30th Wedding Anniversary Gift Pearls are an organic gem material. They form inside oysters (saltwater pearls) or mussels (freshwater pearls) There are three types of

Opal – The traditional birthstone for October
34th Wedding Anniversary gift Opal is a non-crystalline gem material. Most gemstones are formed in one of the seven crystal systems but opal is what

Inclusions in Gemstones
In general, it is considered that transparent gemstones should be as clear and free from inclusions as possible. Inclusions are material that has become trapped in the crystal as it was formed. There are very, very few gems that contain no inclusions at all and there are some, again very few, who contain inclusions that make them incredibly interesting in their own right.




