January: Garnet
Family: Garnet family
Colour: Variety of different colours usually deep red
Hardness: 6.5-7.5 on the Mohs scale
https://geology.com/minerals/mohs-hardness-scale.shtml
Countries: Russia, Brazil, Tanzania and Sri Lanka
Fact: It will never come in a blue colour
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February: Amethyst
Family: Quartz family
Colour: Purple, lilac or mauve colour
Hardness: 7 on the Mohs scale
https://geology.com/minerals/mohs-hardness-scale.shtml
Countries: Brazil, India, Canada, Russia, Sri Lanka and also the USA
Fact: It is associated with sobering properties dating back to early Christian days
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March: Aquamarine
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Family: Beryl gemstone family
Colour: pale or deep blue colour
Hardness: 7.7- 8 on the Mohs scale
https://geology.com/minerals/mohs-hardness-scale.shtml
Countries: Brazil, Russia, India, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Madagascar
Fact: It gets it blue colouring from the iron that is present in the stone
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April: Diamond
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Family: The Diamond Family
Colour: A variety- colourless, white, black,yellow,pink,brown, blue, red
Hardness: 10 on the Mohs scale
https://geology.com/minerals/mohs-hardness-scale.shtml
Countries: Africa, Brazil, Australia, Canada and Russia
Fact: Is the highest gemstone on the Mohs scale and is a symbol of love
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May: Emerald
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Family: Beryl
Colour: Green
Hardness: 7.5-8 on the Mohs scale
https://geology.com/minerals/mohs-hardness-scale.shtml
Countries: Columbia, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Australia, Egypt, India and Zambia
Fact: Columbia is the world’s biggest producer of Emeralds
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June: Pearl
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Family: Organic family
Colour: Variety- White, cream, black, pink, blue, yellow and green
Hardness: 3 on the Mohs scale
https://geology.com/minerals/mohs-hardness-scale.shtml
Countries: All around the world – big spot the Indian Ocean
Fact: Pearls are made up of mainly calcium carbonate
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July: Ruby
Family: Corundum
Colour: Pink-Blood Red
Hardness: 9 on the Mohs scale
https://geology.com/minerals/mohs-hardness-scale.shtml
Countries: Thailand, Sri Lanka and Myanmar
Fact: A ruby gets its red colouring from the presence of chromium
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August: Peridot
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Family: Mineral Family
Colour: Olive Green
Hardness: 6.5-7 on the Mohs scale
https://geology.com/minerals/mohs-hardness-scale.shtml
Countries: USA, Brazil, Australia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Myanmar
Fact: Peridot is one of the few gemstones that occur in only one colour
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September: Sapphire
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Family: Corundum
Colour: Very often blue but varies but never red
Hardness: 9 on the Mohs scale
https://geology.com/minerals/mohs-hardness-scale.shtml
Countries: Sri Lanka, India and Myanmar
Fact: Sapphires can be found naturally by searching through rock sediments
October: Tourmaline
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Family: Tourmaline
Colour: Variety-blue, pink, red, green, yellow, brown, black
Hardness: 7-7.5 on the Mohs scale
https://geology.com/minerals/mohs-hardness-scale.shtml
Countries: Brazil, USA, Afghanistan, Africa, Russia and Mozambique
Fact: Tourmalines were used by chemists in the 19th cent to polarize light by shining rays onto a cut and polished surface of the gem
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November: Citrine
Family: Quartz family
Colour: Yellow or yellowish brown colour
Hardness: 7 on the Mohs scale
https://geology.com/minerals/mohs-hardness-scale.shtml
Countries: Brazil, Russia, Madagascar, Africa, Uruguay and France
Fact: It gets its colour from the presence of iron within the stone
December: Turquoise
Family: Minerals Family
Colour: Blue- Green
Hardness: 5-6 on the Mohs scale
https://geology.com/minerals/mohs-hardness-scale.shtml
Countries: Iran, Africa, Australia, Tibet and Afghanistan
Fact: Turquoise was among one of the first gems to be mined
