If you are a June baby then you’re lucky enough to have not one but three birthstones associated with your birth month. Yes! June has 3 birthstones: Pearl, Moonstone and Alexandrite.
Here’s everything you need to know about June birthstones.
Pearls:
Unlike most gemstones, Pearls are not found inside the Earth’s crust, instead are created by the living sea creatures, mainly clams and oysters. It is said that one of the first recordings of pearls was from 420 BC when a fragment of pearl was discovered in the tomb of a Persian Princess.
Pearls come in a wide range of natural hues but are generally known to have a lustrous creamy white hue. The color of a peal is determined by the type of oyster or mussel a pearl comes from. Pearls have an exceptionally delicate shiny lustre that makes them highly valued.
Pearls can either be cultured or natural. The cultured pearls can further be divided into two basic categories: Saltwater and Freshwater. The former is divided further into categories based on the origin. These categories include South Sea, Tahitian, and Akoya pearls.
Akoya: These pearls are found in both Japanese & Chinese saltwater seas in Akoya Oysters. They have rich white, cream, silver & silver pink colours. Akoya pearls are available in the market in sizes of between 3-10mm.
South Sea: South Sea pearls have a silky shine and are known to be one of the most luxurious types of pearls. They are either grown in a silver-lipped oyster or a gold-lipped oyster for 2-3 years. Pearls that are grown in silver-lipped oysters are white in color with hints of silver, pink and blue hues. The pearls grown in gold-lipped oysters are gold with hints of yellow and orange hues.
Tahitian: Tahitian Pearls are found in the black-lipped Pinctada Margaritifera Cumingii oyster. Tahitian pearls are silver, grey, or black in colour, with a hint of pink, green and blue hue.
You can shop beautiful pearl jewellery from the best online jewellery store.
ALEXANDRITE:
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Alexandrite is a color-changing gemstone. Under the dark light, it looks violet or reddish-violet whereas in daylight, the gemstone attains a beautiful green color, sometimes with a brownish or bluish tint. The unusual colors of Alexandrite are due to the presence of chromium in the gemstone. It is softer than sapphire but harder than garnet.
Being a rare gemstone, Alexandrite is very expensive, even more, valuable than diamonds and Rubies. Sri Lanka is the main source of Alexandrite but it has also been found in Myanmar, Tanzania, Brazil, Zimbabwe and Madagascar.
Synthetic alexandrite has been manufactured but has different properties as compared to the natural Alexandrite, especially its color changing property.
Alexandrite is believed to be associated with the concentration and learning. It strengthens intuition, aids creativity and inspires imagination. It also brings good omens to anyone who wears it.
Moonstone:
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Also known as the dream stone, moonstone was named after its similarity to the moons silvery light. It comes in a variety of colours ranging from colourless, to a white, grey, brown, yellow, orange, green, and peach colour.
The transparent moonstone with a blue shimmer comes from Sri Lanka. Dream stones are also found in India, Australia, Myanmar, Madagascar and the United States. Indian gemstones are brown, green or orange in color.
Moonstone is believed to protect travellers at night, therefore it is also known as the Traveller’s stone. It is also used to treat insomnia and sleepwalking and encourages sound sleep. Moonstone handmade jewellery can make a great gift for someone who has insomnia.
