June Birthstone

June Birthstone : Pearl

Birthstone Color: White

In one of the lesser life forms, the shell is the pearl - a gem of unsurpassed beauty and elegance. Ancient civilizations have been many stories about the origin of those born in June, as the Greek belief that the balls soaked with tears of joy that shook the goddess of love in his eyes as he explained, was born the legend of the Arabian Sea, Pearls are formed when oysters from the ocean floor, were attracted by the beautiful moon and then swallowed the drops of dew in the moonlight. And ancient Chinese thought that these stones came from the brains of dragons.

The scientific explanation of natural pearls is almost as mysterious as the folklore. When a stimulus such as a parasite or a small fish in meat An, oysters, clams, mussels, a protective substance called "nacre" is produced. Over the years, layer upon layer of mother of pearl glitter attracts the thieves, the creation of a pearl finish. Natural pearls are relatively rare, has developed a method in which a piece of pearl shell or stimulate the production of pearl shells were placed. This leads to a cultured pearl, the pearl of about 90 percent of the sector accounts.

Divers find natural pearls in the Persian Gulf and in the waters off Japan, South Sea Islands, Australia and the Northern coast of Panama, Venezuela and California. Most of the cultured pearl in the Japanese and Australian coastal waters. These precious stones in a variety of colors, from pure white to pink, yellow, gray and black. They also have different shapes and sizes.

The beads also have a passion and an obsession of people throughout the centuries. They were crushed and processed for use in cosmetics and as medicine for the heart and stomach. Some cultures swear by pearls as an aphrodisiac. These gems have adorned crowns, clothing, and temples, and was said to be a favorite of Cleopatra.

Only those with royal status once wore pearl jewelry, but eventually these gems were seen in all groups. Continue as a sign of taste and refinement, and a symbol of purity can be seen, and are often given to celebrate a marriage or birth of a child. Pearls are the perfect gift for all age appropriate and stylish furnishings to be worn with jeans to any outfit.

June Birthstone : Moonstone

Other Stones
June, two other stones. The first is the Moonstone, a type of feldspar named because of their similarity with the error iridescent moon. other than White or light blue fishing was an ancient civilization as a sacred stone ceremony of the user with spiritual understanding. Some believed that the Moonstone a person could even invisible! Mined in Sri Lanka, Brazil, India, Madagascar and the United States, a gift of this stone is a symbol of health and longevity.

Those born second alternate for June is Alexandrite. A yellowish green or brown, this stone has the unique property of changing color of a red tint when exposed to an incandescent light source, such as candles. In that capacity, was characterized by poets as "a day of emerald, a ruby in the night." Alexandrite was discovered in the Urals in 1830, but now is reduced mainly in Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe, Burma, Brazil, Madagascar and Tanzania. This is a rare and expensive precious stone, a symbol of joy and happiness.