Unit 11 FIND OUT YOUR BIRTHSTONEWord格式文档下载.docx
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Garnet
July
Ruby
February
Amethyst
August
Peridot
March
Aquamarine
September
Sapphire
April
Diamond
October
Opal
May
Emerald
November
Topaz
June
Pearl
December
BlueZircon
TheFollowinglistofbirthstonesincludesthefascinatingfactsandfolkloreattributedtoeachbirthstone.
January-Garnet
GarnetistheacceptedbirthstoneforthemonthofJanuary.Itisalsotheacceptedanniversarygemstoneforthesecondyearofmarriage.
Garnetisaremarkablegeminthatitcomesinallcolorsexceptblueanditsredrangefromraspberrytobloodred.Itsgreenmayrivalthatoftheemerald.Italsooccursinarangeofshadesofyellow,orangeandbrown.Youwillbefascinatedbytheselectionofcoloravailable.Garnetsofferenoughvarietyinappearancetosuiteverytaste,aswellasanoutstandingpricerange(especiallyforlargersizes)tosuiteverypocketbook.
LegendholdsthatNoahhungalargegarnetinthearkforillumination.Itreportedlyalsogivesitswearerguidanceinthenight,protectionfromnightmares,andaccordingtotheEgyptians,isanantidoteforsnakebiteandfoodpoisoning.Itwasalsothoughttohaveaspecialaffinitywiththeblood.
Aswithallgemstones,careshouldbetakentoprotectitfromscratchesandsharpblows,andavoidextremetemperaturechanges.
GarnetsarefoundintheU.S.,Africa,SriLanka,Madagascar,Brazil,Australia,andIndia.
February-Amethyst
AmethystistherecognizedbirthstoneforFebruaryandtheacceptedanniversarygemstoneforthesixthyearofmarriage.
Amethystisavarietyofquartz,andcomesinpalelilactonearlyblackpurpleshades.Ideally,itisadeepmediumpurplewithrose-coloredflashesthatgiveamethystitsbeautyandfire.
Becauseofitsabundance,itisreadilyavailableinallsizesandshapes.Itisdurableandcanbeworneveryday.CoupledwiththefolklegendoftheGreeksthatitwillpreventintoxicationwhenworn,itbecomesamostdesirablegem!
Amethystwassaidtohaveasoberingaffectonthewearer-notonlythosewhoimbibedbutonthoseover-excitedbylove'
spassionaswell.Ithassymbolizedpeace,protectionandtranquillity.Somesayitwillpreventbaldnessandimprovethecomplexion,whileprotectingfromtreasonanddeceit.Becauseroyaltyhasalwaysadoredthecolorpurple,amethystsaboundintheornamentsofancientGreeksandEgyptians,andinBritishCrownJewels.
Aswithallgemstones,careshouldbetakentoprotectitfromscratchesandsharpglows.
Aspartofthefinishingprocess,amethystoccasionallyisheatedtolightenitscolor.
ItisfoundmainlyinBrazil,UruguayandZambia.
March-Aquamarine
AquamarineisthetraditionalbirthstoneforMarch.Itisalsotheacceptedanniversarygemforthe19thyearofmarriage.
Theidealcolorofaquamarineisarefreshingseablue,nottopaleortogreen.Ifyouarelookingforabig,durablegemstone,aquaisreadilyavailableinlargersizesandistrulydramaticwhencutinrectangularorovalshapes.Itisamemberoftheimportantberylfamily,whichalsoincludesemerald.
Inancienttimes,thestonewassaidtoaidseafarers;
thusitisanexcellentgiftsuggestionforsailorsoronewhotakesfrequentcruises!
Todreamofaquamarinesignifiesthemakingofnewfriends;
towearaquamarineearringsbringsloveandaffection.Itisuniversalsymbolofyouth,hopeandhealth.
Aspartofthenormalfinishingprocess,mostaquamarinesareheatedtoremovetracesofyellowandpermanentlyintensifythebluecolor.
Tomaintainthebrillianceofthisbeautifulgemstone,itshouldbeimmersedinjewelrycleanerorinlukewarmsoapywaterandcleanedwithasmallbristlebrush.Donotuseahomeultrasonicmachine.Aswithallgemstones,careshouldbetakentoprotectitfromscratchesandsharpblows.
AquamarineisfoundmainlyinBrazil,NigeriaandZambia.
April-Diamond
Traditionally,thediamondistheacceptedbirthstoneforthemonthofApril.And,besidesbeingthemostpopulargemstoneforengagementrings,istheacceptedgemforthe10thand60thyearsofmarriage.
Thename"
diamond"
comesfromtheGreekword"
adamas"
meaningunconquerable--suggestingtheeternityoflove.Infact,diamondshavebeenthetraditionalsymboloflovesinceancientGreece.Discoveredabout2,500yearsagoinIndia,theancientsbelievedtheyweresplintersfromthestars,perhapscrystallizedlighteningorhardeneddewdrops.
Althoughdiamondsareassociatedwithbeingacolorlessstone,theyareoccasionallyfoundwithastrongbrightcolor--green,red,pink,blue,canaryyellowandamber.These"
fancy"
colordiamondsarehighlyprized.
Occasionally,toimproveappearance,diamondsarelaser-drilledandsometimes,aforeignsubstanceisusedtofillsurfacecavitiesorfractures.Diamondsmayalsobeirradiatedand/orheatedtoinduce'
fancy'
colors.
Eventhoughitisthemostdurableofgemstones,careshouldbetakentoprotectadiamondfromsharpblows.Householdchemicalsmaydiscolororpitthemounting.Toclean,youmayusejewelrycleaner,lukewarmsoapywaterandasmallbristlebrush,soakinahalfandhalfsolutionofcoldwaterandammoniaforhalfanhour,orahomeultrasonicmachinewithitsrecommendedcleaner.
May-Emerald
EmeraldistheacceptedbirthstoneforthemonthofMay.Itisalsotheanniversarygemstoneforthe20thand35thyearsofmarriage.
Emeraldisoneofthemosthighlyprizedofallthegems.ThenamecomesfromtheGreek"
smaragdos"
whichmeansgreenstone.Themostprizedispuregreenorslightlybluish-green.
Emeraldsareoftencharacterizedbyagardenofincludedcrystalstrappedwithin.Undermagnification,youwillseeallsortsoflovelypatternsresemblingfoliageinagarden.Aflawless,clearemeraldisveryrareandisusuallyfoundinonlysmallsizes.Smalltomediumsizedstonesareoftenfacetedinthe'
Step"
orEmeraldcut.Thegemisalsolovelywhencutintoacabochonordomeshape.Sometimesemeraldsareevencarved.
Accordingtolegend,thewearingofemeraldnotonlycuredawiderangeofailments,includinglowIQ,pooreyesightandinfertility,butalsoenabledthewearertopredictthefuture.
Aspartofthenormalfashioningprocess,mostemeraldsareimmersedincolorlessoiltofillminutevoids,andoccasionallyareenhancedwithdyeand/orcoloredoil.
Care,shouldbetakentoprotectitfromscratches,sharpblows,householdchemicals,andextremetemperaturechanges.Donotuseahomeultrasonicmachine.
EmeraldsarefoundmainlyinColombia,Brazil,ZambiaandZimbabwe.
June-Pearl
Pearlinthe"
official"
birthstoneofthemonthofJune,itisalsotheacceptedanniversarygemstoneforthe3rdand30thyearsofmarriage.
Apearlistheproductofanoyster'
sdefensemechanism.Whenaforeignirritantisintroducedeitherbyman(cultured)ornaturally,theoysterimmediatelysurroundsitwithlayersofasubstancecallednacre.Thisformstheexquisitegemstoneknownaspearl.
Pearlscomeinawiderangeofcolors.Theyshouldberelativelyfreefromskinblemishes.Themoreperfectlyroundtheshapethebetter.Thehigherthelusteror"
orient"
is,themorevaluablethespecimen.Thelargerthepearlis,thegreaterthevalue.
Besidesthepopularroundshape,therearestylishmabe(largehemisphericalculturedpearls),freshwater(elongatedininterestingshapesandcolors),andSouthSea(largeculturedpearls10mmandupfromAustralia'
sandIndonesia'
swaters),tonameafew.
Theyhavebeenrecognizedastheemblemofmodesty,chastity,andpurity.Theyhavecometosymbolizeahappymarriage.
Differentshadesofcolorsmaybeachievedthroughbleaching,dyeing,chemicalscombinedwithheat,orirradiation.
Avoidhouseholdchemicals,cosmetics,hairspraysandperfumes.Don'
tuseultrasoniccleaners.Washwithmildsoapandwaterandstoreinaprotectivechamoispouchortissuepaper.
July-Ruby
RubyisacceptedbirthstoneforJuly.Itisalsotheacceptedanniversarygemstoneforthe15thand40thyear.
Rubyisknownasthe"
LordoftheGems"
becauseofitsrarityandbeauty.DeliveredfromtheLatinword"
ruber"
itsimplymeansred.
Ruby,likesapphire,isavarietyofcorundumandonlyexistsasatrueredincolor.Thefinestcolorisavivid,almostpurespectralredwithaveryfaintundertoneofblue,asseeninBurmeserubies,whichareconsideredthefinest.
Thehighestqualityrubiesweresaidtoprotecttheirownersfromallkindsofmisfortune.Afinerubyassuredtheownerhewouldliveinharmonywithhisneighbors.Itwouldprotecthisstatureinlife,hishomeandland.Itsprotectivepowerswereintensifiedwhensetinjewelry,andwornontheleftside.Manybelievedrubiespossessedaninnerflame,whichburnedeternally.
Aspartofthecu
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