For those fortunate to be born in April, the most prized gemstone of all is their birthstone. For this month, diamonds truly are a girl’s (or a boy’s) best friend. Made of just one element: carbon, it is the hardest gemstone with a structure that is 58 times harder than anything in nature and can only be cut with another diamond.
Diamonds come in a variety of colors like yellow, red, pink, blue, and green, and range in intensity from faint to vivid. In general, the more saturated the color, the higher the value. Fancy-color diamonds are color-treated diamonds, created in a laboratory and have become very desirable. Diamonds are found in South Africa, Russia, Bostwana and elsewhere in Brazil, China, Canada and the United States.
Synonymous with wedding engagements, diamonds make an everlasting gift for other special occasions like a 60th or 75th wedding anniversary.
www.americangemsociety.org/en/april-birthstone
www.gem-a.com/april-birthstone
Gemstones by Cally Hall
Gemstones by Cally Hall
