| Traditional December birthstones are all beautiful blues, Turquoise and Blue Zircon. Recently, Tanzanite was added to the traditional list of birthstones for the month of December.
Folk wisdom grants Zircon the power to relieve pain, whet the appetite, protect travelers from disease and injury, to ensure a warm welcome, and to prevent nightmares guaranteeing a deep, tranquil sleep.
Turquoise is said to promote mental and spiritual clarity and expansion and to enhance wisdom, trust , kindness and understanding. The name means "Turkish stone" because the trade route that brought it to Europe used to come via Turkey.
Native American also used turquoise in tombs to protect the dead. Turquoise has been known to attribute to the love, healing, courage, money, friendship, luck and protection. Tibetan's respected turquoise believing it brought good health, good fortune, and protections against evil.
Treat Turquoise with care, it is a delicate gem.
Turquoise is the accepted gem for the 5th and 11th wedding anniversaries.
Special thanks to www.gemsbrokers.org, www.gemstone.org, www.americangemsociety.org for information on Tanzanite, Blue Zircon and Turquoise.
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