Emerald The color used to represent May is a pure grass green. Emerald a green variety of beryl, is the genuine stone. According to legend, the wearing of emerald soothes the eyes, cures low I. Q. and infertility. Emeralds are found mainly in Colombia, Brazil, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The traditional gemstones used for June are alexandrite, pearl and moonstone.
Fine alexandrite is exceedingly rare and expensive.
Pearls, a hard round object, valued as a gem, is produced as an abnormal growth within the shells of certain bivalve mollusks. The most valuable colors of pearl are white cream, rose and black. The more perfectly round the shape the better. Moonstone was used in Roman jewelry about A.D. 100. It is named for its resemblance in color to the moon.