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Garnet, the birthstone for January. Amethyst, the birthstone for February. Aquamarine, the birthstone for March. Diamond, the birthstone for April. Emerald, the birthstone for May. Pearl, one of three June birthstones. Moonstone, one of three June birthstones. Alexandrite, one of three June birthstones.
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Peridot. Peridot ( / ˈpɛrɪˌdɒt, - ˌdoʊ / PERR-ih-dot, -doh ), sometimes called chrysolite, is a yellowish-green transparent variety of olivine. Peridot is one of the few gemstones that occur in only one color. Peridot can be found in mafic and ultramafic rocks occurring in lava and peridotite xenoliths of the mantle.
March 22, 1980. ( 1980-03-22) Dismantled date. July 6, 2022. The Georgia Guidestones was a granite monument that stood in Elbert County, Georgia, United States, from 1980 to 2022. It was 19 feet 3 inches (5.87 m) tall and made from six granite slabs weighing a total of 237,746 pounds (107,840 kg). [ 1] The structure was sometimes referred to as ...
Prasiolite (also known as green quartz, green amethyst or vermarine) is a green variety of quartz. Since 1950, almost all natural prasiolite has come from a small Brazilian mine, [citation needed] but it has also been mined in the Lower Silesia region of Poland. Naturally occurring prasiolite has also been found in the Thunder Bay area of ...
Claystone – Clastic sedimentary rock composed primarily of clay-sized particles. Coal – Combustible sedimentary rock composed primarily of carbon. Conglomerate – Sedimentary rock composed of smaller rock fragments. Coquina – Sedimentary rock that is composed mostly of fragments of shells.
Aetites. Eagle stone amulet, seventeenth century, from the Bavarian and Austrian amulet collection of W. L. Hildburgh, originally gifted to the Wellcome Museum. In the magical tradition of Europe and the Near East (see: Magic in the Greco-Roman world ), the aetites (singular in Latin) or aetite ( anglicized) is a stone used to promote childbirth.
Aquamarine (gem) Aquamarine is a pale-blue to light-green variety of the beryl family, [ 2 ] with its name relating to water and sea. [ 3 ] The color of aquamarine can be changed by heat, with a goal to enhance its physical appearance (though this practice is frowned upon by collectors and jewelers). [ 4 ] It is the birth stone of March.