The Taurus birthstone is the sapphire. Taurus is the zodiac sign that runs from April 21st to May 21st.
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Sapphire Jewelry
There are some very pretty pieces of jewelry to choice from. Look for the pale blue colored sapphire jewelry which includes pendants, earrings and rings. Create your own to make it a more personal gift.
Why not purchase a chain with 'Taurus' as the center piece. Click on the link below to view this and other items suitable for for the star sign Taurus.
Find a pair of light sapphire cuff links. Maybe purchase a tie pin to go with them.
Sapphire Vases
Find light blue colored vase. Many styles to choose from including glass, china and pottery.
Sapphire Colored Flowers
Purchase a bouquet of flowers in pale blues. The pale blue against the dark green foliage looks very attractive.
CDs
Look out for titles that have sapphire in them. There are a few to choose from. Although most are audio books.
Sapphire Music
Look for pieces of music with sapphire in the title such as 'Black Star Sapphire' by Adam Mackintosh. Check the person receiving the disc enjoys the music before purchasing it.
Vacation
A vacation to a country where sapphires are found may be an ideal gift for the person celebrating their birthday. This would be an ideal gift for someone celebrating their 45th birthday.
We hope this has given you some ideas for Taurus birthstone sapphire gifts. We will be up dating this page with more suggestions on a regular basis. Please visit and take a look.
Facts about sapphire
Sapphires are formed from a mineral known as corundum, the single-crystal form of aluminum oxide. It can be found naturally as gemstones or may be manufactured in large crystal balls for a variety of applications.
The sapphire includes any gemstone varieties of the mineral corundum excluding the red ruby.
Sapphire is most commonly blue but also occurs as green, orange, pink, purple, yellow, green, color shift and white. A sapphire colored orange-red is sometimes called a 'padparadsha'.
Sapphires have a hardness of 9.0 on the Mohs scale and are perfectfor faceted gemstones.
Traditionally most sapphires have been found and mined in Sri Lanka, Madagascar and Myanmar.