Rare Antiquities & Ancient Artifacts

  Garnet the January Birthstone Garnet species are found in a rainbow of colors including red (almandine, pyrope and hessonite), orange (spessartine), yellow, green (tsavorite, uvarovite and andradite), purple, brown, blue, black, pink, and colorless, with reddish shades most common. One variety of pyrope from Macon County, North Carolina  is a violet-red shade and has been called rhodolite, often confused with ruby. It is …

December Birthstones  Ancient Artifacts & Treasures, Inc. Turquoise and Lapis Lazuli December has two birthstones: Turquoise and Lapis Lazuli. Turquoise is the traditional birthstone, but in recent times many of the birthstones have had a second or third birthstone added due to the increasing cost of many birthstones. Turquoise: Turquoise is perhaps the oldest stone in man’s …