Birthstones · Month 12 of 12
December Birthstone: Turquoise, zircon and tanzanite
December’s stones are turquoise, zircon and tanzanite. None is cut yet, so Sapphire stands in.
Tanzanite comes from one hill in Tanzania and from nowhere else on Earth. Zircon splits light so strongly that its facets appear doubled.
Shown · Sapphire · The Optics
Fine rutile inclusions in some sapphires scatter light into a six-rayed star known as an asterism.
Turquoise, zircon and tanzanite is being cut. It arrives in the Collection automatically, at no extra cost.
One-time payment. All 15 stones on any device, yours permanently. Stones still being cut arrive here at no extra cost. The Quiz is free and asks for nothing.
See the stone on its own: Sapphire. The house’s other stone of blue flash is Labradorite.