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From Carly Wickell, your Guide to Jewelry

The Evening Emerald

Peridot is the August birthstone, but you don't have to be an August baby to fall in love with this velvety green gem. Peridot is a popular gem choice for both men and women, so you'll find it set in jewelry of all types. Take a look, and decide if this stone the Romans called the Evening Emerald should be a part of your jewelry collection. It's definitely one of my favorites.

_{Photo by Evan Sklar / Getty Images}

All About Turquoise

I think we often visualize the color blue when we hear the word turquoise, but it's a gemstone that exists in other colors, including my favorite, bright green Orvil Jack turquoise from the Blue Ridge Mine in Nevada. Even blue turquoise is varied though, because you'll see everything from pale shades of the gem to a bright robin's egg color, all with different amounts of the metallic veining called matrix. Turquoise is the December birthstone but it makes a wonderful gift for anyone, and many pieces work just as well for men as they do for women. Read a few facts about turquoise before you go shopping--it will help you understand the different grades of turquoise that are on the market.

Celebrities Wearing Turquoise
Lara Spencer's Turquoise & Tourmaline Bracelet
Sarah Jessica Parker's Turquoise Bracelets
Ancient Gold Brooch Set with Turquoise
Yolanda Adam's Turquoise Necklace

_{Photo of Yolanda Adams by Jason Merritt/Getty Images}

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How About a Garnet?

Deep red is the garnet color we see most often, but the January birthstone exists in many other colors, too, including green.

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Before You Buy an Emerald

Prized since ancient times, a fine emerald can be more expensive than a high quality diamond of the same carat weight. Emerald is a form of Beryl, which occurs in many other colors depending on the impurities that Mother Nature has mixed into its otherwise clear formula. Blue beryl is known as aquamarine. Pink shades of beryl are known as Morganite. Yellows are often just called yellow beryl and golden beryl. The term bixbite refers to red beryl, a variation that's even more rare than emeralds. Learn what you need to know about emeralds before you shop for emerald jewelry.

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Carly Wickell
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