Birthstone
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A birthstone is a gemstone that represents a person's birth period, usually the month. Birthstones are often worn as jewelry or a pendant necklace.
Recreation of the high priest's breastplate in front of the central Sephardic synagogue in Ramat Gan, Israel
Garnet, the birthstone for January
Amethyst, the birthstone for February
Aquamarine, the birthstone for March
Heliotrope (bloodstone)
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Heliotrope, is a mineral aggregate, a cryptocrystalline mixture of quartz that occurs mostly as jasper or sometimes as chalcedony.
Birthstone
…century U.S. (1912) UK (2013) U.S. (2019) January Garnet Garnet Garnet Garnet February Amethyst, hyacinth, pearl Amethyst Amethyst Amethyst March Bloodstone, jasper Bloodstone, aquamarine Aquamarine, bloodstone Aquamarine, bloodstone April Diamond, sapphire Diamond Diamond, rock crystal Diamond May Emerald…
A tumble-polished pebble of heliotrope, also called bloodstone
A rough specimen of bloodstone