Birthstone

McCaskill & Company we love gemstones – it is such a vast and colorful world when you talk about gemstones.  Stop in and check out our selection of gemstones but in this article we will focus on Amethyst.  Come see the designers who create gorgeous fine jewelry from designers like Konstantino, Marco Bicego, Kimberly Collins, […]

The month of December is lucky enough to have three gemstones: zircon, tanzanite, and turquoise.  Each of these three carry a blue tone making them all perfect for the winter month.  Today we will focus on one of our favorite stones: zircon. Zircon occurs in an array of colors.  Its wide and varied palette of […]

Did you know that June actually has three birthstones? Alexandrite, moonstone and pearl; but for this we will be focusing on the pearl.

Happy birthday to all of the July babies!  Your birthstone the ruby is considered the “King of Gems.”  It is said to represent love, health and wisdom; and believed to bring owners good fortune.  A ruby is one of the most valuable gemstones and depending on color and quality the value can increase, although the […]

Happy birthday to everyone born in June!  Your birthstone the pearl is a precious stone that can be found dating back as far as ancient Greece.  The oldest known pearl jewelry was said to be discovered in 520 BC of a Persian Princess.

Happy birthday to everyone born in May!  Your birthstone is the emerald which is a precious stone made of beryl.  Emerald is one of the four precious stones that is globally recognized as such (the other three being diamond, ruby and sapphire).  Emerald is always green and the deeper the color the more valuable the […]

Happy birthday to everyone born in April!  Your birthstone is the diamond which is at least 3 billion years old.  Diamonds form about 100 miles below ground and get carried to the surface by deep volcanic eruptions.  Diamonds are nearly 100% made of carbon.  The word diamond comes from the Greek word ‘adamas’ which means invincible, which […]

Happy birthday to all of the February babies!  Your birthstone the amethyst is a precious stone that was often used by Egyptians, Greeks, medieval European soldiers, and so many more.  Amethyst is a type of quartz and has the same hardness.  The stone is in hues from light pinkish violet to deep purple, although can be […]

Happy birthday to everyone born in January!  Your birthstone the garnet is a precious stone that can be found all the way back to 3000 BC.  Which is proof of the stones hardness and durability.  A garnet is a group of the silicate minerals almandine, pyrope, spessartine, grossular, andradite, Mozambique and uvarovite, so the garnet is […]

Sapphire comes from the Greek word for blue, sappheiros , and this gem provides the most beautiful blues of the gem kingdom. The ancient Persians believed the earth rests on a giant sapphire. Its reflection, they said, made the sky blue. Sapphire is the original “true blue”: the gem of fidelity and of the soul. […]