All About October's Birthstones

Were you born in the month of October? If so, you are in luck! This week, Natalie takes a look into October's birthstones opal and tourmaline. Watch along as she explains all about opals and tourmalines and their significance with October!

JTV is one of the leading experts on gemstones and is the best source on YouTube for all things gem related. Featuring gem history, the science behind the stones, gemstones in pop culture, and much more, you too can become a gem expert by immersing yourself in JTV’s channel. Natalie, our host, is a Graduate Gemologist and an Applied Jewelry Professional.

[nak]

I'm learning about types of Opal I've never heard of. Straw Opal is the most unusual in my opinion.

[John]

Opals are my absolute favorite! The play of color is just amazing!

[gs.f]

I have 4 different opals and i absolutely love just sitting there and watching their colors. Its one of my favorite stones

[FalseDelta]

Other than the obvious fact that opal is my birthstone. The main contributor to my adoration of this precious gem resides in two big reasons. Number one is about a game I had when I was about 8, Dragonvale. I love the way they expressed the opal in its respective dragon and couldn’t wait to hatch one. The second reason in that my grandmother loved her opals. She had a prized opal necklace with a beautiful golden chain. Seeing as she passed away last year, I got this necklace. I wear it everywhere, keeping a piece of her with me day in and day out.

[helenhowe]

Love Opal because it’s my Birth Store . Proud to be an October Baby.❤️

[snowyeclipse]

I thought I new a lot about Opal. Didn't know there was so many variety and types!

[zlonglea]

TODAY MY BIRTHDAY 🥴🥴 Libra all day everyday

[forabug]

Based on your previous episode about Tanzanian gemstones, I think my favorite is chrome tourmaline!

[karengarcia]

Opal is my 2nd favorite gemstone and also my brother's birthstone.🥳🎂🎁🎉🎊🎈 I never knew they're so many kinds of opal and yet all are so beautiful.🤩🌈💎 This is why fall is my favorite season.😀💎🧡🍁🍂

[redacted]

Can’t wait till December . Where my sags at

[MrBlack]

Im cutting my first gem, felt it would be fitting to say that here

[gemstonesandjewelry]

As borosilicate mineral, tourmaline is very complex chemical composition with various colors.
So scientists had classified complex tourmaline with groups of several types.

[gs.f]

I have a few opals and a few tourmalines. All of them are amazing lol

[DVB]

I honestly when I was younger I never like opals because they did sparkle but after seeing them multiple times on jtv and in jewelry catalogs and plus my nephews birthday is in October so I grew to liking them

[victorm]

I’m obsessed with opal. I don’t know why maybe because it’s so beautiful and the colors are so dramatic like me...

[waterisntwet]

Opal is so amazing, but I have to go with tourmaline on this one. Schorl is just such a pretty black hue, and plus its a tourmaline

[BBoxCleaner]

I always envied people born in October. Opals are my favorite gemstones, but I was told as a little kid that it’s unlucky to wear a birthstone other than the ones for your own month. 😭🥺

[mollymorgan]

i love opals beause they are so fasanating

[viniciusleal]

Yes i love Opals, i born in october and i want much have a opal gemstone in my collection, one white (precious opal), one blue, one blck, one boulder... and one pink tourmaline, one green, one blue indicolite, one paraíba neon blue, one watermelon, one transparent, one yellow, one brown, one black...

[sunkissedlotus]

I love tourmaline but opals look gorgeous..probably can look at them all day.