There are twelve months in the calendar and for each there is a birthstone. A birthstone is
a gemstone that symbolizes a person’s month of birth. Today, many believe that there could be a
connection between the twelve stones and the twelve signs of the zodiac. What is really
interesting is the fact that this believe goes back in time to the first century. According to
GemologyOnline.com, the connection between the stones and the zodiac signs go back in time to
the first century, when Jewish historian Josephus admitted a possible connection between the
stones and the signs. Each birthstone has a different name as well as different physical properties
characteristics like color, shape, density and hardness. …show more content…
The level of hardness of
Topaz is eight and it has an orthorhombic crystal shape. This stone is frequently found in the
United States, Australia and Brazil. The name of the last birthstone is Zircon (ZrSiO4), the
birthstone color of this stone is blue, however it can be found in any color all depending on its
minerals. According to sciencenotes.org, “some zircons contain radioactive uranium or thorium
and although they can be found throughout the Earth’s crust, large zircon crystals are rare. The
level of hardness of Zircon is of seven and half and it has tetragonal crystal shape.
In conclusion, although the twelve birthstones have a few similarities they also have a
few differences. For example some of the birthstones can have different colors all depending of
the minerals each stone is made of. Birthstones can also have different levels of hardness some
examples are Diamond, which is the hardest of the stones with a level of ten and Peridot which is
the lowest of the stones by having a level of hardness of six and half to seven. The reality is that
all of the stones are unique and each has a special meaning for each month of the year just like
zodiac