Whats your birthstone?
By harxian
@harxian (671)
Philippines
    14 responses
        
         @wdiong (1815)
 • Singapore
                    30 Aug 07
                    I was born in May. As the birthstone for May, the emerald, a symbol of rebirth, is believed to grant the owner foresight, good fortune, and youth. Emerald, derived from the word smaragdus, meaning green in Greek, was mined in Egypt as early as 330 B.C. Today, most of the world’s emeralds are mined in Colombia, Brazil, Afghanistan, and Zambia. 
 
 
                     @pebbles_cubbie (3789)
 • United States
                    13 Feb 07
                    mine is aquamarine. it's a light blue color and it is for those born in march. 
                     @fujin1985 (684)
 • Philippines
                    14 Feb 07
                    I'm born in May, and my birthstone's emerald. A green stone.
                     @jengrin (944)
 • Philippines
                    7 Mar 07
                    Amethyst is the birthstone for February! That's my stone. Amethyst is a purple color gemstone.Amethyst ranges in color from pale lilac to deep purple. Its color is as unique as it is seductive, though in fact this gemstone of all gemstones is said to protect its wearer against seduction.
                     @TerryZ (22076)
 • United States
                    8 Feb 07
                    Thats so funny mine is also topaz Im early december. We are twins.LOL
                     @mkeanel01 (974)
 • Philippines
                    8 Feb 07
                    as for me i was born on july and my birthstone was ruby..the red stone..
                     @yanjiaren (9031)
 • 
                    8 Feb 07
                    i am a january baby so my birthstone is garnet..
here is a bit about my stone..
        Garnet is also the name of a user interface development environment and GUI toolkit for Common Lisp.
Garnet
General
Category 	Mineral
Chemical formula 	nesosilicates with the general formula X3Y2(SiO4)3
Identification
Color 	virtually all colors
Crystal habit 	rhombic dodecahedra or cubic
Crystal system 	Isometric
Cleavage 	None
Fracture 	conchoidal to uneven
Mohs Scale hardness 	6.5 - 7.5
Luster 	vitreous to resinous
Polish luster 	vitreous to subadamantine[1]
Refractive index 	1.72 - 1.94
Optical Properties 	Single refractive, often anomalous double refractive[1]
Birefringence 	None
Pleochroism 	only in certain rare varieties
Streak 	White
Specific gravity 	3.1 - 4.3
Major varieties
Pyrope 	Mg3Al2Si3O12
Almandine 	Fe3Al2Si3O12
Spessartite 	Mn3Al2Si3O12
Andradite 	Ca3Fe2Si3O12
Grossular 	Ca3Al2Si3O12
Uvarovite 	Ca3Cr2Si3O12
Garnet is a group of minerals that have been used since the Bronze Age as gemstones and abrasives. Today, it is widely known as the birthstone for January.[1] Garnets are most often seen in red, but are available in a wide variety of colors spanning the entire spectrum. The name "garnet" comes from the Latin granatus ("grain"), possibly a reference to the malum granatum ("pomegranate"), a plant with red seeds similar in shape, size, and color to some garnet crystals.
Six common varieties of garnet are recognized based on their chemical composition. They are pyrope, almandine, spessartite, grossular (varieties of which are hessonite or cinnamon-stone and tsavorite), uvarovite and andradite. The garnets make up two solid solution series; 1. pyrope-almandine-spessarite and 2. uvarovite-grossular-andradite.
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                     @lizlibelle (144)
 • United States
                    8 Feb 07
                    Emerald (May) baby here .. emeralds are incredibly soft, as gems are concerned! :)
                    
 
                             
                        

 
                    














