“There is in them a softer fire than the ruby, there is the brillinance purple of the amethyst, and the sea green of the emerald- all shining together in incredible union. Some by their splendor rival the colours of the painters, others the flame of burning sulphur or of fire quickened by oil”
~ Pliny, about [...]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY Virgos!! Your birthstone is the beautiful Sapphire. Sapphires are part of the Corundum family and come in all sorts of colours. The one exception is red, which is called a Ruby.  Sapphires are a beautiful durable gemstone which makes an exceptional feature to any piece of jewellery.

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Peridot, part of the Olivine family, is a gemstone the comes in varying shades of green. From pale green to lime green, yellowish green to olive green, Peridot is a beautiful gemstone that looks lovely on its own or complimented with diamonds in a piece of jeweller.
Peridot has a hardness of 6.5-7 on the Mohs [...]

Ruby, the Birthstone for July is the fiery red variety of the mineral family Corundum. Corundum in any other colour, blue, pink, yellow, is called a Sapphire. Ruby (Corundum) is the second hardness mineral on the Moh’s scale after diamond, making it a tough and durable gemstone, perfect for rings and other pieces of jewellery.

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