Opal, Tourmaline and Peridot Birthstones – What a Riot of Colors!

Black Opal

Most people know that opal is the birthstone for October, but so is tourmaline.  And peridot is the zodiac birthstone for those born under the sign of Libra.  You can’t get much better than that for color choices in birthstones.

Opal Birthstone Gems
Precious opal is all about the colors of the rainbow.  The play of color seen in black or white opal can be incredible and the red – orange of a fire opal that can be seen across a room.  With opals, you have a wide range to choose from – the abstract multicolor angular patches seen in harlequin opals or the pinfire neon color “points of lights” in some opals or how about color patterns in opals known as mackerel sky, peacock, flagstone or Chinese writing.  Cool names for gemstones that are each a work of art created by Nature.  Fire opals typically don’t have the play of color seen in crystal or bolder opals.  They are in a class by themselves and are valued for their highly saturated color of reddish orange or red color.

Tourmaline Birthstone Gems

Parti-Color Tourmaline

Some will say that only pink tourmaline qualifies as an October birthstone.  I like to think that other colors of tourmaline will do quite nicely thank you very much.  For example, how about a bi-color tourmaline that has pink and green in the same stone or multi-color (parti-color) tourmaline that has pink as well as green, red, gold , brown and yellow colors.  But AfricaGems.com carries pink tourmaline if you want to be more traditional.

Peridot Birthstone Gems
The beautiful chartreuse green of peridot is a beautiful alternative for those born in October under the sign of Libra. 

Peridot

Gold Gemstone Jewelry and Loose Gemstones
Whichever you choose, you can’t go wrong.    Find your dream October birthstone gemstone or birthstone ring or pendant at AfricaGems.com.  For the month of October all opal, tourmaline and peridot loose gemstones and gemstone jewelry is offered at a 25% discount off of our already low wholesale prices.  Use the code october2010 at checkout.  And you save even more money because shipping is free.