Which gemstone is the right fit for your personality? Are you passionate and courageous? Do you cherish peace and harmony above all else? Is your personality rooted in tradition with a taste for expensive things? Whatever your personality might be, there is a gem for you!

A gemstone will last a lifetime and should be selected with care. The right stone should resonate with your personality by bringing beauty and joy into your life while the wrong stone is likely to end up buried at the bottom of your jewelry box. Take the time to do a bit of research and reflect upon your needs, wants, and personality to ensure that you end up with the perfect stone.

To help set you on the path to your ideal gemstone, here is a guide to the four most common precious stones.

Diamond

Diamond is the birthstone for the month of April and a traditional gift for the tenth and sixtieth wedding anniversaries.

The diamond is the most classic, timeless, and revered of all gemstones. Its name comes from the Greek word for “unbreakable” because a diamond is the hardest material on earth and can only be scratched by another diamond. Diamonds reflect light in a unique way and possess the highest shine of all transparent gemstones.

Diamonds are most commonly colorless but they are also available in several colors such as black, yellow, and blue. The white diamond represents peace, goodness, and reverence, while black diamonds symbolize power, elegance, and wealth, Yellow is the color of joy, imagination, and hope. Blue stands for harmony, confidence, and protection.

The diamond is believed to attract success, wealth, and abundance as well as have the power to restore an impatient mind. It is a symbol of high status and eternal love. Diamonds encourage a person to step into their true power and fulfill their spiritual destiny.

Ruby

Rubies are the birthstone for the month of July and a traditional gift for the fifteenth and fortieth wedding anniversaries.

Rubies have broken auction price records of all colored gems. Pure rubies which exhibit intersecting groups of thin inclusions called needles are softer in color and make a phenomenon called “silk” that causes light to scatter beautifully across the stone's facets.

Rubies are always red but can vary greatly in tint from light blush to deep wine. Red is the color of passion, desire, and love. It also symbolizes power, intensity, and energy. The color red is a good choice for Christmas as well as Valentine’s Day. When given as a gift, rubies represent both friendship and love.

The ruby is said to protect from evil, misfortune, poor health, and pain. Rubies are believed to encourage confidence, determination, courage, renewed vitality, and enthusiasm. These stones are an activator for passion not only in the romantic sense, but also in the pursuit of goals giving the wearer the fortitude to see things through.

Emerald

Emeralds are the birthstone for the month of May and a traditional gift for the twentieth and thirty-fifth wedding anniversaries.

The emerald is a traditional stone and one of the most popular gems. Emeralds were a favorite of Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt. These gemstones can be difficult to cut due to the presence of inclusions called “jardin”. Gem cutters developed the square or rectangular emerald cut to make the process easier.

While emeralds are always green, they can range from a light and airy seafoam, to a dark pine. Green is the color of nature and the environment. This color symbolizes good luck, youth, and health. Green promotes generosity, fertility, renewal and vigor.

The emerald has a strong link to fertility and well-being. This gemstone is believed to improve eyesight, relieve insomnia, lift depression, heal heartbreak, and give the wearer psychic powers. Emeralds promote learning, wisdom, and self-knowledge while symbolizing growth, balance, and patience.

Sapphire

Sapphire is the birthstone for the month of September and a traditional gift for the fifth and forty-fifth wedding anniversaries.

A pure sapphire is actually white. It is the presence of titanium and iron that gives sapphires their deep blue color. Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, wears the famous sapphire engagement ring that was once owned by the late Diana, Princess of Wales.

Sapphires are most often blue but they can also be pink, white, or yellow. Blue is the color of peace, harmony, and confidence. Pink signals romance, love, and friendship. White is the color of peace, youth, and goodness. Yellow promotes happiness, hope, and imagination.

The sapphire symbolizes peace and happiness. Sapphires are said to promote mental focus, insight, intuition and psychic awareness. In ancient times they were believed to grant the ability to predict the future. Yellow sapphires specifically are linked to prosperity, success, wealth, and abundance.

All in all, there are many components to consider when choosing a gemstone, such as appearance, historical significance, color, and symbolism. Most importantly, the gemstone of your choice has to be beautiful and meaningful to the person who wears it.

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