The November birthstone is topaz. Topaz is a unique gemstone which comes in a huge varitey of colors such as orange-yellow, colorless, light blue, pink, brown and green.
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Sapphires are a blue form of the mineral corundum. When corundum is red, it is called a ruby.
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July’s birthstone is the ruby. Rubies are one of the hardest known minerals. With a hardness of 9 on the Mohs scale, it is only softer than a diamond. Rubies are known for their beautiful red color.
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May’s birthstone is the gemstone mineral emerald. Emerald is a green form of the mineral beryl.
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November’s birthstone is topaz.
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