Citrine is November's Birthstone

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Through history, citrine has been used extensively in improvingrepparttar function ofrepparttar 147912 body's organs includingrepparttar 147913 heart, liver, kidneys and digestive system. It is still used by healing practitioners to remove toxins fromrepparttar 147914 body and to treat muscular disorders, as well as help stimulate healing in general. Citrine is also said to help provide relief fromrepparttar 147915 effects of radiation, and to facilitate absorption of antioxidants. Mental Health Citrine is believed to be especially powerful for stimulating one's mental capacities, thereby enhancing creativity and bolstering self-confidence. It is said that wearing citrine will improve memory, make you feel more optimistic, and give you more energy in everything you do. The magnetic powers of citrine are believed to relieve depression, fear, and give yourepparttar 147916 confidence that you need to continue with success in your life. Giving citrine as a gift symbolizes wishes for hope and strength. Bursting with sunshine-yellow brightness, it isrepparttar 147917 ideal gemstone for helping anyone get through tough times! Buyer's Guide A tremendous amount of citrine that is available onrepparttar 147918 market today is heat-treated amethyst. Natural citrine is much lighter thanrepparttar 147919 heat-treated material which is dark orange-brown to reddish-brown in color.

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Precious Stones – The Big Five Part 3 The Sapphire

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Asterias or star stones are corundums of three different colors;repparttar star sapphire proper is a grayish blue,repparttar 147911 star ruby red, andrepparttar 147912 star topaz yellow. These stones are usually cut cabochon or convex, and display underrepparttar 147913 rays ofrepparttar 147914 sun, or when exposed to one candle or other artificial light, a beautiful star with six points. This star is produced by foreign substances inrepparttar 147915 corundum, andrepparttar 147916 lapidary brings aboutrepparttar 147917 regular effect by cutting a pointed carbuncle so thatrepparttar 147918 center ofrepparttar 147919 star begins atrepparttar 147920 apex, andrepparttar 147921 six bright stripes radiate torepparttar 147922 base ofrepparttar 147923 stone. The bright lines ofrepparttar 147924 star followingrepparttar 147925 light move overrepparttar 147926 surface ofrepparttar 147927 stone and produce a remarkable effect. These stones are amongstrepparttar 147928 most wonderful of mineral productions, and good specimens are very valuable. The corundum cat’s-eye, called Oriental girasol or sunstone, has a bluish, reddish, or yellowish reflection of light of a lighter shade thanrepparttar 147929 stone itself, and which moves onrepparttar 147930 convex surface ofrepparttar 147931 stone likerepparttar 147932 lines of a star stone.

To this day, sapphire is one ofrepparttar 147933 most important members ofrepparttar 147934 family of gems and is certainly one ofrepparttar 147935 most favored by jewelry artisans worldwide. Consequently, there is more “hanky-panky” with treatments, alteration of color and various other techniques to disguise or improve flaws etc., than almost any other precious stone. Buyer beware of bargains that look “too good to be true”. Deal with reputable jewelers both online and offline. The sapphire isrepparttar 147936 birthstone for September.

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