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Hi, I just happened across your site while getting ideas for my wire wrap gemstones and sea glass.

The fact that you give away information, don’t insist personal information, has bought my business already.

To add to the joy (yes, I’m prone to hyperbole but I’m absolutely enchanted with your business model), you add stone treatment information rather than burying it somewhere.

It’s very important to me to be able to tell my customers the what’s been done to their stones, the quality, source and composition of the gems they buy.

I believe I’m the only vendor to have the FCC and AGIA disclosure booklets available at any festival I’ve attended.

You have a customer now and, if OK, I will use your page on stone treatments, with proper attribution of course, as a handout at my next festival the end of this month.

Brightest blessings,

Liz

Stone Treatment Codes

(B) block
(C) coated
(D) dyed
(E) enhanced
(H) heated
(I) irradiation
(F) infused
(M) man made - synthetic
(N) natural
(O) oiled
(P) pressed
(S) stabilized
(W) waxed

Birth Stones

Birth, Anniversary, Planetary, Zodiac and Astrological Gemstones.

Following is a list of birth, anniversary, planet, zodiac and astrological gemstones.

*Considerable research was conducted in order to prepare this chart. If you search information on this topic, you will quickly learn than there are variations, not only in the dates of the signs of the zodiac, but also in the stones listed. In order for a stone to appear on this chart, it was found in a minimum of two other research sources. While many other stones are listed in various sources, those listed here were most dominant.

Anniversary Gemstones

Year	Stone/Metal	Alternate
1	Gold	Peridot
2	Garnet
3	Pearls	Jade
4	Blue Topaz	Blue Zircon
5	Sapphire	Pink Tourmaline
6	Amethyst	Turquoise
7	Onyx	Yellow Sapphire, Golden Beryl
8	Tourmaline	Tanzanite
9	Lapis Lazuli	Tanzanite
10	Diamonds	Blue Sapphire
11	Turquoise	Citrine, Yellow Zircon
12	Jade	Opal
13	Citrine	Moonstone, Hawk’s Eye
14	Opal, Moss Agate	Bloodstone
15	Ruby	Rhodolite Garnet, Alexandrite
16	Peridot (evening emerald)	Red Spinel
17	Watches	Carnelian
18	Cat’s Eye or Chrysoberyl	Aquamarine
19	Aquamarine	Almandine Garnet
20	Emerald	Yellow or Golden Diamond
21	Iolite
22	Spinel
23	Imperial Topaz
24	Tanzanite
25	Silver Jubilee	Tsavorite, Green Garnet
30	Pearl Jubilee
35	Emerald
40	Ruby
45	Sapphire	Cat’s Eye
50	Gold	Imperial or Golden Topaz
55	Alexandrite
60	Diamond Jubilee	Star Ruby
65	Blue Spinel
70	Sapphires	Smoky Quartz
75	Diamonds
90	Ruby Jubilee

Birthstones by Month

January Garnet

February Amethyst

March Aquamarine, Bloodstone

April Diamonds, White Topaz

May Emerald

June Pearl, Moonstone, Alexandrite

July Ruby

August Peridot, Spinel, Sardonyx

September Sapphire

October Opal, Tourmaline

November Golden Topaz, Topaz, Citrine

December Blue Topaz, Blue Zircon, Turquoise, Tanzanite, Lapis Lazuli

*Zodiac Sign Gemstones: Expanded to Include Planetary Stones

Zodiac Sign	Dates	Gemstones	Ruling Planet	Planetary Stones
Aquarius	January 20-February 18	Garnet	Saturn	Blue Sapphire,
Pisces	February 19 – March 20	Amethyst, Aquamarine, Bloodstone, Jade	Jupiter	Yellow Sapphire
Aries	March 21-April 19	Bloodstone	Mars	Red Coral
Taurus	April 20-May 20	Sapphire, Coral	Venus	Diamond
Gemini	May 21 – June 20	Agate, Citrine	Mercury	Emerald
Cancer	June 21- July 22	Emerald, Moonstone	Moon	Pearl
Leo	July 23 – August 22	Onyx	Sun	Ruby
Virgo	August 23 – September 22	Carnelian, Moss Agate	Mercury	Emerald
Libra	September 23 – October 22	Peridot	Venus	Diamond
Scorpio	October 23 – November 21	Beryl, Aquamarine	Mars	Red Coral
Sagittarius	November 22 – December 21	Topaz, turquoise	Jupiter	Yellow Sapphire
Capricorn	December 22 – January 19	Ruby, Agate, Garnet	Saturn	Blue Sapphire

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Dr. Karen Meador

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