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We hope you enjoy these facts, legends, and history behind each birthstone. When we excavate precious or semiprecious stones, cut, and polish them into specific shapes, they become gems. Perhaps this explains the lure of birthstones how powerful it is to have our month of birth represented by beautiful natural gemstone. When gem is set into metal to be worn on the body it becomes jewel. Related CreditsWritten by Gena Schwam, graduate student, University of Washington Museology Program. Photography by Ron Eng, Burke Museum geology collections manager.. Whats the difference between mineral and gem?

Minerals are formed by geologic processes in rocks in their natural environment. When we excavate precious or semiprecious stones, cut, and polish them into specific shapes, they become gems. Related CreditsWritten by Gena Schwam, graduate student, University of Washington Museology Program. Photography by Ron Eng, Burke Museum geology collections manager..
We can own and display our special stone and feel embraced by its beauty. Perhaps this explains the lure of birthstones how powerful it is to have our month of birth represented by beautiful natural gemstone.

Minerals are formed by geologic processes in rocks in their natural environment. Perhaps this explains the lure of birthstones how powerful it is to have our month of birth represented by beautiful natural gemstone. Whats the difference between mineral and gem? All birthstones are minerals, but why are some minerals considered gems? Interestingly, there is no geological definition for the word gem, because gem is human creation. When gem is set into metal to be worn on the body it becomes jewel. We can own and display our special stone and feel embraced by its beauty.

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