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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ritzyvintage, post: 3661868, member: 18191&quot;]Certain stones also symbolise &quot;Love&quot; &quot;Eternity&quot; &quot;Everlasting&quot; etc. Birthstones&nbsp; have also been used for centuries. Tiffany &amp; Co., (for example) published a list for the first time in a pamphlet in c1870</p><p><br /></p><p>In 1912, in an effort to standardize birthstones, the (American) National Association of Jewellers (now called Jewelers of America) met in Kansas and officially adopted a list. The Jewelry Industry Council of America updated the list in 1952 by adding Alexandrite for June, Citrine for November and <i><span style="color: #ff00ff"><b>pink</b></span></i> tourmaline for October. They also replaced December&#039;s lapis with zircon and switched the primary/alternative gems for March. The American Gem Trade Association added tanzanite as a December birthstone in 2002.&nbsp; In 2016, the American Gem Trade Association and Jewelers of America added spinel as an additional birthstone for August. Britain&#039;s National Association of Goldsmiths created their own standardized list of birthstones in 1937...[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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