December Birthstone

December Birthstone - Turquoise

Birthstone jewelry has been given as gifts and worn for centuries and if you’re born in December you’ll be happy to receive such jewelry as the birthstone is the beautiful stone Turquoise! Other stones associates as a birthstone for December include lapis lazuli, blue topaz and zircon. A modern list of birthstones was created in 1912 by the American National Association of Jewelers who decided that turquoise was the standard birthstone for December.

When shopping for birthstone jewelry to mark the birth of someone born in December your choices in color and striation of the stone are many. Some people prefer the sky blue of sleeping beauty turquoise, while others like a the more greenish tint of vintage old pawn turquoise. Either way, turquoise works well with other stones and is exceptional in sterling silver jewelry lending itself to unique handcrafted designs such as those shown in our turquoise jewelry showcase.

December birthstone wearers should be proud as the pastel shades of turquoise have endeared it to many great cultures of antiquity: it has adorned the rulers of Ancient Egypt, the Aztecs (and possibly other Pre-Columbian Mesoamericans), Persia, Mesopotamia, the Indus Valley, and to some extent in ancient China since at least the Shang dynasty.

those who wear the birthstone of December may be protected as it was a common belief shared by many of these civilisations held that turquoise possessed certain prophylactic qualities; it was thought to change colour with the wearer's health and protect him or her from untoward forces.

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