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	<title>Vintage Jewellery Antiques Blog &#187; Gemstones</title>
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		<title>Gemstones in your jewellery, Whats in a name?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2010 07:55:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been looking at a lovely piece of vintage jewellery today made of French Jet. Did you know that French Jet is not actually real Jet at all but an imitation made of black glass? There are lots of similar gemstone terms that have the name of the gemstone with an additional name alongside. This [...]]]></description>
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		<title>July Birthstone &#8211; The Ruby</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2009 09:50:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Born in July? Thyen you have the Ruby as your months birthstone. The Ruby is also the stone for both the 40th and 50th anniversaries ant the birthstone for Capricorn. Rubies are a very hard red gemstone , along with sapphires they are second only to diamonds in hardness and durability and so are very [...]]]></description>
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		<title>March Birthstone &#8211; aquamarine</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2009 13:50:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lucky people  born in March have the beautiful aquamarine for their birthstone. This gem varies in colour from pale sky blue to a blue / green sea colour. Aquamarines are also the birthstone associated with the Zodiac sign Pisces and as a 19th wedding anniversary gift. Aquamarines are associated with the sea, giving safe passage to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Amethyst &#8211; February Birthstone</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2009 13:53:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[vintage amethyst brooch February Folks are lucky having the beautiful amethyst for their birthstone &#8211; not only is it a very lovely colour it is also plentiful compared to many birthstones and so genuine antique jewellery set with amethysts can be obtained at an affordable price. This is also the stone of the astrological sign [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Birthstones &#8211; Gemstones for your birth month and star sign</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Dec 2008 13:30:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Birthstones are gemstones which are associated with the months of the year and with the signs of the Zodiac.  It is often a popular gift to give someone a piece of Jewellery set with the gemstone associated with their special time of year. Antique-Jewels Birthstone Chart Month Star Sign Gemstones Colour January Capricorn Garnet Deep [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Amber &#8211; gemstones</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2008 14:26:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Amber Amber is an organic gemstone , it is made from the fossilised resin of pine trees which lived millions of years ago.  It can be carved or polished so that it has a smooth polished surface and in this form it is popular in jewellery.  Occasionally an insect, small leaves or a pine needle  can [...]]]></description>
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