Diamond — April's Stone
April
Colorless, brilliant
The diamond is crystallised carbon formed deep in the Earth's mantle, and at 10 on the Mohs scale it is the hardest natural material known.
What tradition gives the diamond
Gem lore is older than mineralogy and less careful — which is part of its charm. Worn for a birthday month, the diamond traditionally carries:
- Traditionally a symbol of enduring love and strength
- Associated with clarity
Offered as tradition
Meanings here are cultural tradition — a way of giving a stone a story, never a claim about what it does.
The month around it
April's stone keeps company with the month's flower (Daisy), its full moon, the Pink Moon, and the signs that pass through it — Aries and Taurus.