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The Other June Stones

Junes alternate birthstones.

June’s traditional birthstone is pearl (even though pearls are not a stones) but if you don’t like wearing pearls try out some of the alternative birthstones: Moonstone and Alexandrite.

Moonstone is a shimmering gemstone with a hardness of 6 on the Mohs scale. So wearers should be careful when handling it. Rainbow moonstone is [...]

Aquamarine

This month’s birthstone is Aquamarine, but I’m sure any Pisces already knew that.  Aquamarine is the lighter blue green variety of the mineral beryl while an emerald is the darker green variety. For those of you who are not aware beryl is a colorless mineral that acquires its color from naturally occurring impurities.

The word Aquamarine [...]

Green elephant.

Giant emerald found in Zambia.

Pearls

14K white gold earrings with pink pear shaped Fresh Water Pearls

We love pearls at Precious Metals! They come in a million different colors and shapes. Because there are so many different options on the market, we wanted to give you a brief overview of everything under the sea!

Terminology
Cultured- Almost every pearl on [...]