Word 1 of 10: TANZANITE
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A few of the words
- PEARL
- The only birthstone made by a living creature, and the June stone along with moonstone and alexandrite.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- AMETHYST
- February's purple quartz. The name comes from a Greek word meaning not intoxicated, since the stone was once thought to guard against drunkenness.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- PERIDOT
- August's lime-green stone, and one of the few gems that comes in basically one color.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
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Birthstones word search, free and printable with no sign-up. A stone for every month, from January's deep red garnet to the sea blues of winter.
About Birthstones
Most of us know our own birthstone and little else about the rest. The modern American list was set in 1912 by the National Association of Jewelers, and it has been nudged a few times since, with tanzanite joining December in 2002. Somewhere in a jewelry box or a grandmother's ring there's probably a stone from this list, waiting to be named.
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