December Birthstone Jewelry | Topaz Birthstones | Kranichs

In need of a gift for a loved one born in December? The December Birthstone is the rare and beautiful blue topaz. While the blue topaz hardly ever occurs in nature, it is easily heat treated to cause color change. The December birthstone comes in several different varieties based on shade. Sky blue topaz is often simply called "blue topaz" and it is the form of this gemstone most commonly seen in jewelry. It possesses a color close to that aquamarine but far brighter, as it is without the other gemstone's gray tones. Topaz is usually mined in Brazil, Sri Lanka, Russia, Australia, Africa, Mexico and Pakistan. Make a December birth memorable with blue topaz jewelry, the December birthstone.