{"title":"December Birthstone – Turquoise \u0026 Tanzanite","description":"\u003cp\u003eDecember has two birthstones, and they couldn't be more different from each other — which somehow makes them perfect together.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTurquoise is ancient. It's one of the oldest gemstones in human history, worn by pharaohs and traded across continents long before most of the world's great civilisations had formed. That opaque, sky-blue-green colour pairs beautifully with every outfit thanks to that earthy and vivid at once colour. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTanzanite is the opposite in almost every way — discovered only in 1967, found in a single location on earth, and so rare that some gemologists believe it will be mined out within a generation. That deep violet-blue, shifting between indigo and sapphire depending on the light, is unlike anything else in the gem world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy Turquoise \u0026amp; Tanzanite?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTurquoise — thousands of years of history on your wrist\u003c\/strong\u003e — Worn as a talisman of protection and good fortune across cultures for millennia. That distinctive blue-green is instantly recognisable and endlessly wearable.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTanzanite — rarer than diamond\u003c\/strong\u003e — Found only near Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, tanzanite is one of the rarest gemstones on earth. Owning a piece is genuinely something.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTwo stones, one month, every personality\u003c\/strong\u003e — Whether they're drawn to the warmth and history of turquoise or the cool, rare depth of tanzanite, December birthdays have two extraordinary options.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe perfect December birthday gift\u003c\/strong\u003e — A piece of turquoise or tanzanite jewellery says: I bought this gift thinking only of you.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo very different stones. Both worth knowing. \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/contact\"\u003eTalk to us\u003c\/a\u003e if you'd like help deciding between them — or finding a piece that does justice to either.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/0263\/0756\/collections\/9ct_Yellow_Gold_Tanzanite_Ring_and_Turquoise_and_Sapphire_Earrings.png?v=1779237883","url":"https:\/\/thegemcentre.com.au\/collections\/december-birthstone-blue-topaz-tanzanite.oembed","provider":"The Gem Centre","version":"1.0","type":"link"}