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In ancient cultures gemstones such as sapphire, ruby and emerald were worn by the wealthiest in society and signified power, prestige and privelage. The common population was forbidden to own them.

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Gemstones

There are 2000 identified minerals, and of that group only 100 are considered to be of gemstone quality. At Nelson Coleman we hand select precious gemstones for our jewelry such as emerald, aquamarine, alexandrite, sapphire, ruby, diamond, moonstone, garnet, jade, opal, quartz, spinel, topaz, tourmaline, turquoise and zircon. We also carry a selection of loose gemstones.

Birthstones

Month   Birthstone Alternate  
January Garnet - January Garnet Rubellite Shop Online
February Amethyst - February Amethyst Iolite/Tanz Shop Online
March Aquamarine - March Aquamarine Blue Topaz Shop Online
April Diamond - April Diamond White Sapphire Shop Online
May Emerald - May Emerald Green Tourmaline/Tsavorite Shop Online
June Pearl - June Pearl Alexandrite/Moonstone Shop Online
July Ruby - July Ruby Rubellite/Red Spinel Shop Online
August Peridot - August Peridot Sardonyx/Tourmaline Shop Online
September Sapphire - September Sapphire Blue Tourmaline Shop Online
October Opal Pink Tourmaline - October Opal/Pink Tourmaline Rose Zircon Shop Online
November Topaz - November Topaz Citrine Shop Online
December Zircon Blue Topaz - December Zircon/Blue Topaz Turquoise/Lapis Shop Online
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Location 307 E. Joppa Road Towson, MD 21286
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TEL: (800) 235 8860 TEL: (410) 494 0080 FAX: (410) 494 0012
Store Hours Mon-Fri: 10-6 Thursday: 10-8 Saturday: 10-5 Sunday: Closed
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