Did You Know? Countdown to September 2009 (08/29)
Saturday, August 29th, 2009
Did You Know?
Facts, Figures & Folklore
About the Month of September
August 29 : 03 days to September
Did you know that the birthstone for the month of September is the sapphire?
While blue is the most popular and common color of the sapphire, the stone can actually come in nearly all colors except for red. Sapphires are mined in Sri Lanka, India, Brazil and China, among other places. The only stone harder than a sapphire is the diamond.
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Sapphire/Photo credit: Wikipedia
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