Birth Stone Stud Earrings with Gem Stones in Gold Stud Setting

January Birthstone Garnet Earrings:
Garnets were once carried to prevent accidents and believed to protect the wearer from nightmares.

Round 4 millimeter and approximately .25 karat almandines set in 14 karat gold stud earrings. The clarity is eye clean, the color is medium brownish-red, and they are untreated. Due to its affordability and rich, deep red color, almandine is the most popular species of the garnet group. Gold Type : yellow white $117.00 BE01.almandine

February Birthstone Amethyst Earrings:
Amethyst was once believed to prevent drunkenness and provide their wearers with clear heads and quick wits.

Round 4 millimeter and approximately .25 carat amethysts set in 14 karat gold stud earrings. Their clarity is eye clean, the color is medium to deep purple, and they have been heat treated to permanently enhance color. Gold Type : yellow white $119.00 BE02.amethyst

March Birthstone Aquamarine Earrings:
Aquamarine was used to keep sailors safe at sea and when immersed in water; its protective quality was made stronger. It was also considered to ensure a long and happy marriage.

Round 4 millimeter and approximately .25 carat aquamarines set in 14 karat gold stud earrings. The clarity is eye clean and the color is light blue. These stones have been heat treated. This treatment is permanent and commonly practiced to enhance the sky blue color. Gold Type : yellow white $129.00 BE03.aquamarine

April Birthstone Diamond or White Sapphire Earrings:
Throughout the ages, diamond has been associated with eternal love and historically has also been a symbol of courage and honor.

Round .25 carat and approximately 4 millimeter diamonds set in 14 karat gold stud earrings. The clarity is SI1 and these are colorless (or white). Diamonds without inclusions are extremely rare, yet provide the most brilliance, fire, and hardness of any other stone. Gold Type : yellow white $954.00 BE04.diamond

White sapphire shown

Round 4 millimeter and approximately .25 carat white sapphires set in 14 karat gold stud earrings. The clarity is eye clean, the color is white to bluish-white (or colorless), and they are untreated. Diamond is the only stone harder than sapphire and its sister gem, Ruby. Gold Type : yellow white $154.00 BE04.whitesapphire

May Birthstone Emerald Earrings:
Emerald was thought to strengthen the intelligence and memory. The ancient Egyptians buried mummies with emeralds to signify eternal youth and emerald was a favorite gemstone of Cleopatra.

Round 4 millimeter and approximately .25 carat emeralds set in 14 karat gold stud earrings. The clarity is moderately included, the color is spring green, and these emeralds have had the routine treatment of oiling. Though this treatment is commonly used on emeralds, it is not permanent. Please see Gem Stone Descriptions and Care to care for this precious stone. Gold Type : yellow white $314.00 BE05.emerald

June Birthstone Pearl Earrings:

Pearls dropped from the sky, according to an ancient Chinese legend, when dragons fought among the clouds.

4.0 millimeter round cultured pearls are mounted in 14 karat gold stud earrings. Unlike natural pearls that occur when nacre forms around an irritant within the mollusk, cultured pearls have been cultivated by man inserting a shell bead into a mollusk. It may take 18 months or longer for the pearls to fully form. These pearls are white, have had the routine treatment of bleaching, and their country of origin is China. Gold Type : yellow white $95.00 BE06.pearl

July Birthstone Ruby Earrings:
Ruby, the sister of sapphire, has been a symbol of love, passion, and bravery.

Round 4 millimeter and approximately.25 carat rubies are set in 14 karat gold stud earrings. The clarity is moderately included and these stones have been heat treated for color and/or clarity. The treatment is permanent and commonly used for rubies. Like sapphire, ruby's hardness is second only to diamond. The color of these rubies is truly red. Gold Type : yellow white $175.00 BE07.ruby

August Birthstone Peridot Earrings:
Peridot was once believed to fortify the power of any medicine.

Round 4 millimeter and approximately .25 carat peridots set in 14 karat gold stud earrings. The clarity is eye clean and these stones are untreated. The color is a warm, bright green. Gold Type : yellow white $116.00 BE08.peridot

September Birthstone Sapphire Earrings:
Legends of sapphire say it is a symbol of vision, clarity, even divine sight. The sapphire birthstones in these earrings are the traditional blue.

Round 4 millimeter and approximately .25 carat blue sapphires set in 14 karat gold stud earrings. Theses stones have had heat treatment which is common for blue sapphires. The clarity is lightly included and the color is deep blue. Gold Type : yellow white $164.00 BE09.sapphire

October Birthstone Opal Earrings:
Ancient Greeks and Romans believed opal symbolized hope and purity.

Round 4 millimeter opals are set in 14 karat gold stud earrings. These opals are multi-colored, mined in southern Australia, untreated, and collection quality grade. Gold Type : yellow white $137.00 BE10.opal

November Birthstone Citrine Earrings:

Round 4 millimeter and approximately .25 carat citrines set in 14 karat gold stud earrings. The clarity is lightly included, these gems have been heat treated, and the color is golden yellow. Gold Type : yellow white $117.00 BE11.citrine

December Birthstone Tanzanite Earrings:
Tanzanite was just discovered in Tanzania in 1962 and it is said that it was discovered by shepherds in a fire swept area. The heat had changed the brown stones to beautiful blues and the shepherds became the first collectors of this gem.

Round 4 millimeter and approximately .25 carat tanzanites set in 14 karat gold stud earrings. The clarity is eye-clean and these gemstones have been heat treated to permanently enhance color. Their color is blue-violet. Gold Type : yellow white $198.00 BE12.tanzanite