Turquoise: The Ultimate Gift for a December Birthday
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Turquoise is the birthstone associated with December as well as the anniversary gift for 6 and 11 years of marriage. Steeped in history and traditions, turquoise jewellery can make a timeless keepsake which will be worn time and again. Online jewellers even let you personalise your purchase by deciding on the materials and adding individual charms for a really unique gift.
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The birth stone of December is turquoise, an awe-inspiring blue gem stone that has been capturing eyes and hearts for centuries. Wearing the birthstone linked to your birthday is believed to create good luck and protection, and what better way to wear it than in a stunning turquoise bracelet or necklace, hand made and finished in Sterling silver or solid 9ct gold.
Turquoise is made from hydrated copper aluminium phosphate and it is found in igneous rocks which are rich in aluminium. Literally translated it means “Turkish”, a nod to its past when Levantine traders imported the stone to Europe via Turkey. Turquoise is one of the small amount of opaque precious gems, providing it a distinctive deep-pigmented tone which can vary from bright green to sky blue depending on its make-up, with or without black veins running throughout the stone called its matrix. Bright blue is regarded as the desired type of the gemstone, an on-trend colour in fashion and jewellery. Turquoise and blue topaz are the birthstones of December, and Turquoise is additionally the traditional gemstone for people celebrating their 6th or 11th wedding anniversaries.
Turquoise was among the first semi-precious gems to be excavated, mainly in the Sinai area of Egypt, Iran, and the south west United States and Mexico. Having been mined since as long ago as 3,000 BC, understandably resources of the mineral is running low. This has triggered imitation gemstones becoming common in modern jewellery, and a higher worth placed on real turquoise.
Turquoise offers a historical past rivalled by no other gem. The mummy of Queen Zer, the ancient Eqyptian monarch, was found decorated in four bright turquoise bracelets when she was unearthed in nineteen hundred. She had chosen the precious stone to wear for 7,500 years. And think of the iconic gold mask of Tutankhamen: it too is embedded with precious turquoise stones.
The reason for its historical prominence is that turquoise has been highly valued by a lot of ancient societies who considered it posessed strong unearthly attributes. In Asia the precious stone was said to protect from the evil eye, and the Aztecs reserved the stone for the Gods in religious masks. In the sixteenth century American Indians thought that turquoise embodied the spirits of the ocean and sky, using it as a way of currency and to bring fortune and protection to soldiers and hunters. Even these days turquoise is seen as having protective properties. In modern gemstone therapy it is believed to increase self-confidence and minimize depression, stomach problems, viral infections and rheumatism. If given as a gift turquoise is deemed a sign of friendship.
Whether you believe in these superstitions or not, it’s hard not to see the beauty which this eye-catching stone has.
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http://www.articleseen.com/Article_Turquoise: The Ultimate Gift for a December Birthday_105968.aspx
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To view a full selection of spectacular hand-made turquoise jewellery visit Birthstone Gifts. They offer a personalisation service, which includes a wide selection of charms to include in jewellery available for a unique and unforgettable present.
Real gem stones out of your budget? Take a look at Birthstone's for December, visit: www.birthstonegifts.co.uk
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birthstone, december, turquoise, jewellery,
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