{"id":1086,"date":"2014-12-12T10:00:36","date_gmt":"2014-12-12T15:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/?p=1086"},"modified":"2019-07-30T16:59:02","modified_gmt":"2019-07-30T20:59:02","slug":"december-birthstones-turquoise-tanzanite-zircon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/december-birthstones-turquoise-tanzanite-zircon\/","title":{"rendered":"December Birthstones: Turquoise, Tanzanite and Zircon"},"content":{"rendered":"

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You\u2019ve probably had to put up with a lot of nonsense over the years if you were born in the month of December \u2013 nonsense like suggestions that your special day be blended into the December holidays and celebrated together. You\u2019ve likely heard all the reasons\/excuses why this would be a \u201cgood idea.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s no time to fit it all in.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAll of your friends and family will already be here then to celebrate anyways.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s just too expensive\/stressful\/time-consuming to fit both in by themselves.\u201d<\/p>\n

And so on and so forth. You\u2019ve been fighting the good fight to have your birthday recognized on its own for years. And why shouldn\u2019t it be? How would everyone else like it if they had to share their birthday with Labor Day or Earth Day? They\u2019d hate it, of course, but it\u2019s only babies born in December who have to deal with this sort of holiday spillover.<\/p>\n

Well, here at the Birkat Elyon cubic zirconia jewelry<\/a> blog, we believe that you\u2019re special and beautiful and deserve a day all your own, just like everyone else gets. It would seem that the powers that be are of a similar mindset on this one. December babies are so special that they get not one, not two, but three<\/em> birthstones. Lucky you.\u00a0 Now, let\u2019s talk about how those gemstones help to make December all about you and only you.<\/p>\n

Turquoise<\/strong><\/p>\n

One of the oldest gemstones to be discovered by man, turquoise has been popular around the world for many centuries. Native Americans wore it on their ceremonial dresses. Egyptian Pharaohs wore them set in necklaces. But perhaps most importantly, this \u201cTurkish stone\u201d has probably been worn by you.<\/p>\n

The stones range in color from robin\u2019s-egg-blue to sky blue to greenish-blue. The most-sought-after ones are an intense hue that will help their wearers to light up any room with their beauty. Some turquoise gems also have thin veins of different materials either isolated or networked within them. These intricate patterns of yellowish-brown, black or brown are called spider webs.<\/p>\n

The ancients who first discovered the gemstone looked at it as a symbol of wealth and believed it had special healing powers. The thinking was that it could alleviate aches and pains, increase growth and stimulate muscle strength. It was also said to protect one from evil and bring about good luck. Having a December birthday is looking pretty good right about now, huh?<\/p>\n

Tanzanite<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tanzanite was a bit of a latecomer to the jewelry world, having not been discovered until the late 1960s. It\u2019s also only found in one place in the entire world: the foothills of Mount Kilimanjaro. Tanzanite is treasured by many due to its gorgeous violet-blue color. The stones don\u2019t always achieve that exotic, velvety purple\/blue color by themselves, however. Many tanzanite stones are heat-treated (either naturally within the Earth or synthetically by man) before they gain that striking appearance.<\/p>\n

Tanzanite is one of the most popular gems around today, and it\u2019s available in all sorts of different shapes, sizes and shades of blue. Those that have a moderate darkness to them, a tinge of violet and are vividly saturated are the most expensive. Still, it tends to be a less-expensive alternative for sapphires. Its modern popularity, however, has allowed it to move beyond the confines of purely being a sapphire alternative, and it\u2019s now often admired and sought after for its own signature brand of beauty.<\/p>\n

The mystics thought of tanzanite as a stone able to relieve depression and stress. They said that it had a calming nature to it that would bring poise and composure to its wearer. It was even believed that tanzanite could help one to develop clairvoyance and the ability to communicate psychically.<\/p>\n

Zircon<\/strong><\/p>\n

What do you think of when you think of zircon? A blue that\u2019s as bright as the sky over your head, right? That\u2019s what comes to most people\u2019s minds, but zircon is actually available in orange, green, brown, yellow and dark red. It\u2019s true that the most popular zircon stones are those with the same hue as the waters sailed by Jack Sparrow in Pirates of the Caribbean<\/em>, but these gems are beautiful in all their many color varieties.<\/p>\n

In fact, zircon is actually named after the Arabic words for gold (zar) and color (gun). Furthermore, red zircon stones are the most prized, even though the blue ones are more prevalent in jewelry. Interestingly, colorless zircons where once used as diamond alternatives, but these days there\u2019s high-quality cubic zirconia \u2013 which is different than zircon \u2013 from Birkat Elyon for that.<\/p>\n

Back in Medieval Times, zircon was said to help in resting, bringing prosperity and supporting wisdom and honor for its wearer. Today, the very best zircon gemstones are mined in Canada and Madagascar, but the United States, Ukraine, Sri Lanka and Australia are also home to large zircon deposits.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

You\u2019ve probably had to put up with a lot of nonsense over the years if you were born in the month of December \u2013 nonsense like suggestions that your special day be blended into the December holidays and celebrated together. You\u2019ve likely heard all the reasons\/excuses why this would be a \u201cgood idea.\u201d \u201cThere\u2019s no time to fit it all in.\u201d \u201cAll of your friends and family will already be…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1087,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nDecember Birthstones | Cubic Zirconia Jewelry<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"December babies get three birthstones: turquoise, tanzanite & zircon. 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