Birth Stones

Tiffany & Co.'s birthstone booklet, by the gemologist who gave his name to kunzite — with the stone for your month in eight different traditions.

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1 stone in this part of Birth Stones.

October

October's child is born for woe, And life's vicissitudes must know; But lay a beryl on her breast, And Hope will lull those woes to rest…

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