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Pretty in pink is where you'll be in this lovely birthstone for the month of October... the Rose Zircon. October is full of fun with ghosts and goblins, hayrides and corn stalks, football and hockey. You'll look beautiful at any event in these pink designs.Natural Zircon is a zirconium silicate mineral. The rose color comes from a heat treatment process. Zircon can be found in India, Australia, Brazil and Florida. But other quantities can be found in Indochina, Sri Lanka and New Zealand as well as southern Norway and Quebec. We offer synthetic Rose Zircon in our fashion rings. The beaded designs in pink are not Rose Zircon or synthetic but glass beads dyed to a pink hue. The ancient birthstone for October is Tourmaline or Opal, and both, when produced in a high-quality gemstone, can be quite costly. The most common Tourmaline is the one that is two-tone in color... the natural crystal is green at one end and pink at the other. Gem-quality Tourmaline crystals are found in Southern California, Maine, Brazil and Madagascar. Pink Tourmaline is called the "Stone of Hope." A genuine, all pink Tourmaline in a fully faceted, 1/2 carat (equivalent) size would cost approximately $120.00 retail, unmounted of course. The other ancient gemstone for October is the Opal. Genuine opal is suitably cut only as cabochons due to their highly fragile state. |
In ancient times opal was considered to bring the wearer good luck, but in modern times it has been considered unlucky to the wearer... unless this is your birthstone.The ancient Romans felt the value of opal was only second to Emerald and was included as one of the Noble gems. Precious Opals are translucent to transparent with tiny flashes of color that refract when light hits them. They tend to change color a bit as you view the gemstone from different angles because the light interference touches tiny cracks in the stone. The finest opals are found in Queensland, Australia while other deposits are found in Japan... a white opal, and South and Central America where fire opals are found in Mexico and Honduras. The fire opal is a somewhat transparent gemstone that is completely orange-red in color... and unlike white opals, can be faceted like regular gemstones. At this time we do not have fire opals and our cabochon opals are small in quantity. We hope to add opals in the near future.
All of the jewelry items we offer has a matching accessory... such as necklace, bracelet or earrings... that you may purchase to complete the entire jewelry ensemble. Just click on the item you like and it will take you to a full-view screen with product information and links to the matching jewelry pieces for that item.
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